Many candidates for the 2025 admission have been inquiring about when higher institutions in Nigeria are likely to start enrollment for their new intakes and their resumption dates; this brings us to the subject of “when is university resuming in Nigeria”.

Every university has its own annual or sessional calendar, which helps organise its academic activities for the year or session. However, most universities are bound to resume their new academic session between early January to mid-January immediately after the holiday period.

University resumes their second semesters between March and April each year.

It is important to note that despite universities fixing their academic resumption dates, there are high chances that those dates might be changed due to some factors ranging from strike, long holidays, public holidays, curfew, war, community restiveness, local issues and change in university policy.

To know the specific resumption dates, check your preferred university portal for the accurate resumption date.

In summary:

Universities in Nigeria generally resume around January, though dates vary, while some might resume in early January, others tend to resume by mid-January or early February, as the case may be (particularly after a long holiday).

First semester usually runs between January to April, while the second semester runs between June to September before setting the semester exam timetable.

New intakes usually resume between August to October to allow enough time for enrolment and onboarding before the resumption of the fresh semester and active academic activities the following year.

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