FULAFIA Releases Adjusted Academic Calendar for 2026/2027 Session

The Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), Nasarawa State, has released its adjusted academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic session, outlining the schedules for resumption, registration, lectures, examinations, holidays and other major academic activities for the first and second semesters.

The academic session will commence on Monday, 9 November 2026, while first-semester lectures are scheduled to begin on Monday, 16 November 2026.

FIRST SEMESTER ACTIVITIES

• Monday, 9 November 2026: Commencement of the 2026/2027 academic session and resumption of students on campus.

• Monday, 9 to Friday, 13 November 2026: Registration of students on campus.

• Monday, 16 November 2026: Commencement of first-semester lectures for students.

• Monday, 16 to Friday, 20 November 2026: Academic activities in the Faculty of Life Sciences.

• Monday, 23 to Friday, 27 November 2026: Academic activities in the Faculty of Arts.

• Monday, 26 November 2026: Academic activities in the College of Medicine.

• Thursday, 26 November 2026: Regular Senate meeting.

• Monday, 30 November to Friday, 4 December 2026: Academic activities in the Faculty of Physical Sciences.

• Monday, 7 to Friday, 11 December 2026: Academic activities in the Faculty of Management Sciences.

• Friday, 11 December 2026 to Sunday, 3 January 2027: End-of-year break.

• Monday, 4 January 2027: Resumption of lectures for students through online and physical learning.

• Monday, 4 to Friday, 8 January 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Education.

• Monday, 11 to Thursday, 14 January 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

• Friday, 15 January 2027: Presidential and National Assembly election break.

• Monday, 18 to Friday, 22 January 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Computing.

• Thursday, 28 January 2027: Regular Senate meeting.

• Monday, 1 to Thursday, 4 February 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Environmental Design.

• Friday, 5 February 2027: Governorship and State House of Assembly election break.

• Friday, 12 February 2027: End of first-semester lectures for students.

• Monday, 15 February 2027: Commencement of first-semester examinations, to be conducted physically and online.

• Tuesday, 16 February 2027: Matriculation ceremony.

• Wednesday, 17 to Friday, 19 February 2027: Orientation programme for new students.

• Monday, 22 to Friday, 26 February 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Agriculture.

• Thursday, 25 February 2027: Regular Senate meeting.

• Monday, 15 March 2027: End of first-semester examinations, to be conducted physically and online.

• Monday, 15 February to Friday, 2 April 2027: Marking and submission of examination scripts.

• Tuesday, 16 March to Friday, 2 April 2027: First-semester break for students.

SECOND SEMESTER ACTIVITIES

• Monday, 5 April 2027: Commencement of the second semester of the 2026/2027 academic session.

• Monday, 5 to Friday, 9 April 2027: Registration for the second semester.

• Monday, 5 to Friday, 9 April 2027: Departmental and Faculty Board meetings to consider examination results.

• Monday, 12 to Friday, 16 April 2027: Meeting of the Senate Examinations Vetting Committee.

• Monday, 19 April 2027: Commencement of second-semester lectures for the 2026/2027 academic session.

• Thursday, 29 April 2027: Senate meeting to approve first-semester results.

• Monday, 3 to Friday, 7 May 2027: Academic activities in the College of Medicine.

• Monday, 10 to Friday, 14 May 2027: Academic activities in the College of Health Sciences.

• Monday, 17 to Friday, 21 May 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Law.

• Monday, 24 to Friday, 28 May 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Pharmacy.

• Monday, 31 May to Friday, 4 June 2027: Academic activities in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

• Friday, 9 July 2027: End of second-semester lectures.

• Monday, 12 July 2027: Commencement of second-semester examinations, to be conducted physically and online.

• Monday, 12 July to Friday, 20 August 2027: Marking and submission of examination scripts.

• Friday, 6 August 2027: End of second-semester examinations, to be conducted physically and online.

• Saturday, 7 August to Friday, 29 October 2027: Second-semester break for students.

• Monday, 23 to Friday, 27 August 2027: Departmental and Faculty Board meetings to consider examination results.

• Monday, 30 August to Friday, 3 September 2027: Meeting of the Senate Examinations Vetting Committee.

• Thursday, 9 September 2027: Senate meeting to approve second-semester results.

• Monday, 1 November 2027: Commencement of the 2027/2028 academic session.

Students are advised to take note of the dates outlined in the adjusted academic calendar and plan their academic activities accordingly.

Key dates include the resumption and registration of students on 9 November 2026, the commencement of first-semester lectures on 16 November 2026, the start of first-semester examinations on 15 February 2027, the resumption of second-semester lectures on 19 April 2027, and the commencement of second-semester examinations on 12 July 2027.

The university wishes all staff and students a successful and productive academic session.