Last Updated for the 2026/2027 Academic Session. Sourced from the official DRAFT academic calendar (Version C, approved 18 June 2026).
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If you are searching for the ABUAD academic calendar for 2026/2027, you have probably found the same problem everywhere else: every other site is still showing the old 2025/2026 dates, or a vague line that says "the new session begins in September." That does not help you plan your travel, your fees, or your registration.
Here is what is actually true. Afe Babalola University has released the draft calendar for the 2026/2027 session, and the dates are staggered by college, which means your resumption day is not the same as your coursemate in another college. Get this wrong and you either arrive to a locked hostel or you miss orientation.
This guide gives you every date in one place, a live countdown to the days that matter, one-tap buttons to save each date to your phone, a downloadable PDF and calendar file, and a plain breakdown of what each date means and what you must do before it. Every figure below is checkable.
Table of Contents
- Live Countdown to the Dates That Matter
- Is the ABUAD 2026/2027 Calendar Out?
- First Semester Dates (Full Table)
- Second Semester Dates (Full Table)
- Add the Whole Calendar to Your Phone
- When Is ABUAD Resuming? Dates Explained (By College)
- What Each Date Means and What to Do
- Budget & Deadlines: What to Sort Before Resumption
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Live Countdown to the Dates That Matter
These count down in real time based on the draft calendar. If the university shifts a date, we update it here first.
These are draft dates. Treat the countdown as your planning target, not a guarantee, and confirm the final date on the official portal before you travel. {alertWarning}
Is the ABUAD 2026/2027 Academic Calendar Out?
Yes. ABUAD has released the draft academic calendar for the 2026/2027 session. It was approved on 18 June 2026 and marked as Version C, which is the draft management works from until the final version is circulated.
Draft means some dates, especially the religious holidays (Eid-el-Fitr and Eid-el-Kabir), are tentative and depend on moon sighting. The teaching and exam dates rarely move by much, but always confirm on abuad.edu.ng before booking transport. {alertInfo}
ABUAD First Semester 2026/2027 Dates
First semester runs from late August 2026 to mid-February 2027. Note that fresh and returning students resume on different days depending on their college.
| Event | Date (2026/2027) | Google Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Students Resumption (MHS) | Mon, 31 Aug 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Fresh Students Resumption (SMS / SCI / Pharmacy) | Tue, 1 Sep 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Fresh Students Resumption (Engineering / Law) | Wed, 2 Sep 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Returning Students Resumption (Engineering / Law) | Thu, 3 Sep 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Returning Students Resumption (SMS / SCI / Pharmacy) | Sat, 5 Sep 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Returning Students Resumption (MHS) | Sun, 6 Sep 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| First Semester Lectures Begin Lectures run Mon 7 Sep to Fri 20 Nov 2026 | Mon, 7 Sep 2026 – Fri, 20 Nov 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Orientation for Fresh Students | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 – Fri, 2 Oct 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Public Holiday: National Day | Thu, 1 Oct 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Late Registration with Penalty (All Students) | Mon, 5 Oct 2026 – Fri, 9 Oct 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Convocation | Wed, 21 Oct 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| First Semester Exams (200 - 500 Level) | Mon, 23 Nov 2026 – Fri, 11 Dec 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Matriculation | Thu, 3 Dec 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| First Semester Exams (100 Level) | Mon, 7 Dec 2026 – Wed, 16 Dec 2026 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| End of Year Break Draft printed end year as 2026; corrected to 2027 | Thu, 17 Dec 2026 – Fri, 8 Jan 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Marking & Processing of Results | Mon, 21 Dec 2026 – Fri, 15 Jan 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
ABUAD Second Semester 2026/2027 Dates
Second semester runs from January to June 2027. Course registration opens online in January, and the session officially closes on 11 June 2027.
| Event | Date (2026/2027) | Google Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Second Semester Resumption (Eng/Law, SMS/SCI/Pharm, MHS) Draft may shift | Fri, 8 Jan 2027 – Sat, 9 Jan 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Second Semester Lectures Begin Lectures run Mon 11 Jan to Fri 10 Apr 2027 | Mon, 11 Jan 2027 – Sat, 10 Apr 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Course Registration (Online) | Mon, 18 Jan 2027 – Fri, 29 Jan 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Second Sem Late Registration with Penalty | Mon, 1 Feb 2027 – Fri, 12 Feb 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Eid-el-Fitr Holiday (Tentative) Subject to moon sighting | Wed, 10 Mar 2027 – Thu, 11 Mar 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Good Friday & Easter Monday | Fri, 26 Mar 2027 – Mon, 29 Mar 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Second Semester Exams (All Levels, incl. GST) | Mon, 12 Apr 2027 – Fri, 30 Apr 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Workers' Day | Sat, 1 May 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Students' Vacation Begins | Sat, 1 May 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| Eid-el-Kabir Holiday (Tentative) Subject to moon sighting | Mon, 17 May 2027 – Tue, 18 May 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
| End of 2026/2027 Session | Fri, 11 Jun 2027 | {getButton} $text={+ Add} $icon={link} $color={#061334} |
The draft shows second semester resumption starting in early January while first semester results are still being processed. This overlap is normal in the draft and usually settles in the final version. Plan around the lecture start date of 11 January 2027 to be safe. {alertWarning}
Add the Whole ABUAD Calendar to Your Phone
You do not have to memorise these dates. Save them once and your phone reminds you.
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The .ics file loads all dates in one tap, so it is the fastest option if you want everything at once. {alertSuccess}
When Is ABUAD Resuming for 2026/2027? Dates Explained (By College)
This is the part most students get wrong. ABUAD does not resume everyone on the same day. Your college decides your date. Fresh students resume between 31 August and 2 September 2026, and returning students between 3 and 6 September 2026.
Fresh students
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences (MHS): Monday, 31 August 2026
- SMS, Sciences and Pharmacy: Tuesday, 1 September 2026
- Engineering and Law: Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Returning students
- Engineering and Law: Thursday, 3 September 2026
- SMS, Sciences and Pharmacy: Friday, 5 September 2026
- MHS: Saturday, 6 September 2026
If you are not sure which college your course sits under, check our complete admissions guide before you assume a date. Arriving on the wrong day is a common and avoidable mistake. {alertInfo}
What Each Key Date Means and What to Do
Budget and Deadlines: Sort These Before You Resume
The calendar is only half the plan. These are the money and logistics deadlines that ride on top of the dates above, and they cost you more if you leave them late.
School fees and registration
Course registration and late-registration penalties are tied to fixed dates (5 October first semester, 1 February second semester). Confirm the exact fee for your college on the official portal and pay before your resumption week so registration is not blocked. For the current fee structure, see our admissions and fees guide.
Scholarships, NELFUND and student loans
If the fee deadline is tight, sort your funding before resumption week rather than after. ABUAD students can apply for the NELFUND student loan, and there are scholarships that cut what you pay out of pocket. Applications take time to process, so start early. See our guides on NELFUND for ABUAD students and ABUAD scholarships and financial aid to see what you qualify for before the payment window closes.
Accommodation and hostel
ABUAD is a fully residential university, which means every student lives in the on-campus hostels. Off-campus living is not an option, so paying your accommodation is a mandatory part of registration. Hostel space and the better room types fill up around resumption, so secure yours early. Arriving on your resumption day to sort a room is how students end up stranded for a night. For room types and fees, see our ABUAD hostel and accommodation guide.
Laptop and data
Course registration, results, and many submissions are online. A working laptop and a reliable data plan are not optional at ABUAD. Sort both before lectures begin on 7 September so you are not borrowing a system during registration week.
Transport for resumption and December break
Two travel spikes matter: your September resumption and the December break that starts 17 December 2026. Book both early. Fares to and from Ado-Ekiti rise steeply as the date approaches.
Put your fee deadline, hostel payment, and transport booking on the same calendar as your resumption date. Add them now using the buttons above so they are not an afterthought. {alertSuccess}
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is the ABUAD 2026/2027 academic calendar out?
Yes. ABUAD released the draft academic calendar for the 2026/2027 session, approved on 18 June 2026 as Version C. Some dates, especially religious holidays, remain tentative until the final version is circulated.
When do fresh students resume at ABUAD for 2026/2027?
Fresh students resume by college: College of Medicine and Health Sciences on Monday 31 August 2026, SMS, Sciences and Pharmacy on Tuesday 1 September 2026, and Engineering and Law on Wednesday 2 September 2026.
When do first semester exams start at ABUAD?
First semester examinations for 200 to 500 level run from 23 November to 11 December 2026. 100 level students sit their exams from 7 December to 16 December 2026.
When does the 2026/2027 session end at ABUAD?
The 2026/2027 academic session officially ends on Friday 11 June 2027, after second semester exams (12 to 30 April 2027) and the marking and board process.
Can I add the ABUAD calendar to my phone?
Yes. Use the + Add button on any date in the tables to save a single event to Google Calendar, or download the full .ics file to load every date at once into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. A printable PDF is also available.
What You Should Do Right Now
Do not just read the dates and close the tab. Lock them in while they are in front of you.
- Add your resumption date and exam start to your phone using the + Add buttons above.
- Download the .ics file or PDF so you have the full calendar offline.
- Confirm your college resumption day so you do not arrive on the wrong date.
- Sort fees, hostel, and transport before your resumption week, not during it.
- Bookmark this page and check back, because we update it the moment ABUAD moves a date.
Written by the Everything ABUAD Team
Compiled directly from the official ABUAD draft academic calendar (Version C, approved 18 June 2026) and cross-checked against current student experience across MHS, Engineering, Law, and Pharmacy.
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