NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI
DIRECTORATE OF ACADEMIC PLANNING
OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Vice Chancellor: Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman P. M. B. 1022
Keffi,
B.A., MA., Ph.D (UniJos), PGDE, (NSUK ) Nasarawa State,
Nigeria
Fellow: UNESCO, ACLS, (AHP) FIIFPN Date: 27th Nov, 2024
Director: Professor Abdullahi Adamu Sulaima
SENATE APPROVED 2024-2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FIRST SEMESTER 2024-2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
EVENTS
DECEMBER, 2024
University Closes for End of Year Break and opening of University portal
Friday, 13th
for Registration
Tuesday, 24th Christmas Eve
Wednesday, 25th Christmas Day
Thursday, 26th Boxing Day
Tuesday, 31st New Year’s Eve
JANUARY, 2025
Wednesday 1st New Year’s Day
Resumption of all New and Returning Students for 2024/2025 Academic
Sunday, 12th
Session
Monday, 13th Resumption of Staff from End of the Year Break
Monday, 13th Commencement of Lectures for all Students
Tuesday, 14th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 15th Meeting of PG Board
Sunday, 19th Closing of Registration for all New and Returning Students
Monday 20th Commencement of Late Registration for New and Returning Students
Wednesday, 22nd Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Sunday, 26th Registration Portal Closes for all Students
Wednesday, 29th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 30th Regular Senate Meeting
FEBRUARY, 2025
Tuesday, 4th Wednesday, 5th Training of Staff and New Students on NSUK LMS Platform
Training of Level Coordinators, Departmental and Faculty Exams Officers,
Thursday, 6th Friday 7th
HODs, Deans and Academic Directors on University Examination portal
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 12th Meeting of PG Board
Thursday, 13th Orientation for New Students
Friday, 14th Matriculation of New Students
Wednesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
MARCH, 2025
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Tuesday 11th Meeting of PG Board
Monday 3rd – Saturday 8th Add and Drop Period for Course Registration
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Monday 17th – Saturday 22nd Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment CBT test results
Wednesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
Monday, 31st ‘Id al Fitr (Public Holiday)
APRIL, 2025
Tuesday, 1st Public holiday
Revision Week and Commencement of First Semester Exams for Faculty
Tuesday, 8th – Saturday, 12th
of Education
Wednesday, 9th Meeting of PG Board
Commencement of First Semester Exams for all Students in other
Monday, 14th
Faculties
Tuesday, 15th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 16th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Friday, 18th Good Friday (Public holiday)
Monday, 21st Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
Wednesday, 23rd Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 24th Regular Senate Meeting
MAY, 2025
Thursday, 1st Workers’ Day (Public Holiday)
Saturday, 3rd End of First Semester Exams for other Faculties
Sunday 4th Commencement of First Semester Break
Monday 5th Commencement of six (6) months SIWEZ Programme
Sittings of Submission of First Semester EMC report by Faculty EMC to
Monday 12th to Friday 16th
the Central University EMC
Tuesday, 13th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
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Wednesday 14 Meeting of PG Board
Saturday 17th End of First Semester Break
SECOND SEMESTER 2024-2025 SESSION
Sunday 18th Resumption of all Students
Monday, 19 Online Registration and Lectures Concurrently for all Returning Students
Sittings of Submission of First Semester Central EMC report to the VC for
Monday, 19
Senate
Tuesday, 20th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 21st Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 28th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 29th Regular Senate Meeting
Saturday, 31st End of Registration by all Students
JUNE, 2025
Monday, 2nd – Saturday, 7th Late Registration
Monday, 9th Portal Closes for Registration
Monday, 9th – Tuesday, 10th Eid al-Adha (Public Holiday)
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Wednesday 11 Meeting of PG Board
Tuesday,12th Democracy Day (Public Holiday)
Wednesday, 13th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Monday, 16th End of Marking, Computation and Consideration of Results
Tuesday, 17th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 18th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
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Wednesday, 25th Inaugural Lecture
Approval of First Semester Results by Senate in a Regular Senate
Thursday, 26th
Meeting
JULY, 2025
Monday 7th – Saturday 12th Add and Drop Period of Course Registration
Wednesday 9th Meeting of PG Board
Thursday 10th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Tuesday, 15th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Monday 21st – Saturday 26th Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment
Wednesday, 30th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 31st Regular Senate Meeting
AUGUST, 2025
Saturday, 9th End of Lectures for Second Semester
Revision Week and Commencement of Examination for Faculties of
Monday, 11th – Saturday, 16th
Education and Communication and Media Studies
Tuesday, 12th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 13th Meeting of PG Board
Monday, 18th Commencement of Exams for other Faculties
Wednesday, 20th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 27th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 28th Regular Senate Meeting
SEPTEMBER, 2025
Friday, 5th Eid al Maulud-an-Nabi (Public holiday)
Saturday, 6th Completion of Second Semester Exams for other Faculties
Wednesday 10th Meeting of PG Board
THIRD SEMESTER
Monday 15th – Saturday 27th Registration and Revision of First Semester Special Resit
th th Sittings of Submission of Second Semester EMC report by Faculty EMC
Monday 15 - Tuesday 16
to the Central University EMC
Monday 15th Commencement of SIWES for Engineering Students
Sittings of Submission of Second Semester Central EMC report to the VC
Thursday 17th -Friday 18th
for Senate
Tuesday, 16th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 17th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 24th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 25th Regular Senate Meeting
Monday, 29th Commencement of First Semester Special Resit Exam
OCTOBER, 2025
Wednesday, 1st Independent Day (Public holiday)
Saturday 4th End of First Semester Special Resit Exam
Monday 5th – Saturday 18th Registration and Revision of Second Semester Special Resit
Tuesday, 14th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Sunday, 19th Marking and Consideration of Results by Senate Committee on Exams
Wednesday, 15th Meeting of PG Board
Monday 20th – Saturday 25th Second Semester Special Resit Exam
Wednesday, 22nd Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 29th Inaugural Lecture
Approval of Second Semester Results by Senate in a Regular Senate
Thursday, 30th
Meeting
Friday 31st End of Six (6) months SIWES programme by affected Faculties and
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Levels
NOVEMBER, 2025
Saturday 1st End of SIWES for Engineering Students
Sunday, 2nd Commencement of 2025/2026 Academic Session
Monday 3rd Resumption of 2025 SIWES Students to Campus
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 12th Meeting of PG Board
Wednesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
DECEMBER, 2025
Monday, 8th University Closes for End of Year Break
JANUARY, 2026
Resumption of Staff and Students from End of the Year Break for
Monday, 5th
Continuation of Academic Session
Professor Abdullahi Adamu Sulaiman
Director, Academic Planning
26th November, 2024
