KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, KABBA RELEASES 2026/2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Kogi State University, Kabba (KSUK) has released its academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic session, outlining the schedule for resumption, registration, orientation, lectures, continuous assessments, examinations and result processing.

The calendar was approved by the University Senate at its 16th Regular Meeting held on Thursday, July 23, 2026.

The 2026/2027 academic session will run through two semesters, with students expected to participate in various academic activities according to the approved schedule.

FIRST SEMESTER

Resumption, Registration and Orientation

New Students:
Resumption, registration and orientation for newly admitted students are scheduled for October 5–16, 2026.

Returning Students:
Returning students are expected to resume, register and participate in orientation from October 12–16, 2026.

First Semester Lectures

Lectures for Teaching Weeks 1–9 will hold from October 19 to December 18, 2026.

Students will then proceed on the Christmas/New Year break from December 21, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

Lectures will resume on January 4, 2027, and continue until February 12, 2027, covering Teaching Weeks 10–15.

Continuous Assessment

The first-semester Continuous Assessment (CA) is scheduled as follows:

• December 7–11, 2026: Continuous Assessment.
• February 15–19, 2027: Continuous Assessment.

Revision and First Semester Examinations

Students will participate in revision from February 15–19, 2027.

The First Semester Examinations will then take place from February 22 to March 5, 2027.

Following the examinations, marking will run from March 8–19, 2027, while result processing is scheduled for March 22–26, 2027.

SECOND SEMESTER

Resumption and Registration

The second semester will commence with resumption and registration from March 22–26, 2027.

Second Semester Lectures

Lectures for Teaching Weeks 1–8 are scheduled for March 22 to May 14, 2027.

A Continuous Assessment exercise will also hold from May 10–14, 2027.

The University has scheduled Students' Week from May 17–21, 2027, during which there will be no lectures.

Lectures will resume thereafter for Teaching Weeks 9–15, running from May 24 to July 2, 2027.

Continuous Assessment

The second-semester Continuous Assessment dates include:

• May 10–14, 2027: Continuous Assessment.
• June 28–July 2, 2027: Continuous Assessment.

Revision and Second Semester Examinations

Revision for the second semester is scheduled for July 5–9, 2027.

The Second Semester Examinations will hold from July 12–23, 2027.

After the examinations, marking will take place from July 26 to August 6, 2027.

The University has scheduled External Examination and Moderation of Results for August 8–12, 2027.

KSUK 2026/2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

The University stated that all national public holidays will be observed during the academic session.

Students are advised to take note of the approved dates and plan their academic activities, registration, continuous assessments and examinations accordingly.

The academic calendar was signed by Dr. J. U. Amodu, Registrar and Secretary to Council, Kogi State University, Kabba.