UI Completes 2025/2026 First Semester with Conclusion of Last Faculty Examinations on Friday, 26 June 2026

By Simchia

On June 26, 2026, the University of Ibadan officially completed its First Semester 2025/2026 Academic Session with the conclusion of Group Two final exams in the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and the new Faculty of Computing. Consequently, a two-week break (June 27 to July 12, 2026) will be provided to students prior to the start of the Second Semester on July 13, 2026.

Group Two examinations began on Monday, June 15, 2026, and ended on Friday, June 26, 2026. Group One examinations took place from Monday, June 1, 2026, to Friday, June 12, 2026, and marked the return of the new academic session across the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, and Faculty of Nursing.

This followed 11 weeks of teaching, revision, and continuous assessment across all 18 faculties. The 2025/2026 academic session officially opened on January 19, 2026, as all returning students completed both online and physical registration.

A Quick Rundown of How The 2025/2026 Session Calendar Has Gone So Far

At the very beginning of the session, there were 5 weeks of online lectures given to all new students from January 21, 2026, through February 27, 2026. March 2, 2026, marked the physical return of all new students to campus, with the Matriculation Ceremony held on March 11, 2026.

Returning students returned to campus on March 5, 2026, before 11 weeks of teaching, revision, and continuous assessment occurred from March 9, 2026, through May 22, 2026. The General Studies Examinations were held between May 25–29, 2026 (inclusive), prior to the two-phase Faculty examinations throughout the month of June.

As pertaining to the approved academic calendar released on January 26, 2026, results processing for the First Semester will occur from August 3–14, during which time the Faculty Boards of Examiners meetings will take place from August 17–28.

The date for the Senate to consider First Semester Non-Final Year results was scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, through Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Second Semester Faculty Examinations will be conducted in two phases as follows: Group One from October 19 through October 30, and Group Two from November 2 through November 13, 2026.

The Second Semester Final and Non-Final Year Results will be considered by the Senate from Monday, December 28, through Wednesday, December 30, 2026.

Ultimately, the 2026/2027 Academic Session is expected to begin on Monday, January 18, 2027.

The close of the first semester is an important administrative achievement for the university, as the academic calendar has been maintained with minimal disruption despite the nationwide strike by non-academic employee unions earlier in the year. The Senate and University Management have been acknowledged for being proactive in limiting the effects of the SSANU and NASU strike action on the academic calendar, resulting in limited delays due to the May 2026 strike.

For the approximately 5,900 students who graduated at the end of November 2025 through the 2024/2025 Convocation Ceremony, the end of the semester signifies the beginning of their transition to becoming alumni. While the university's Postgraduate College (the largest college by enrolment in Africa) is expected to start accepting applications for its supplementary 2025/2026 admission exercise in the coming weeks.

In the course of the session, Vice-Chancellor Professor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale commended the fortitude of staff and students in overcoming challenges associated with the constraints of the university's infrastructure and the turmoil caused by various strikes.

Under his leadership, the university remains committed to maintaining academic standards while also expanding access to education through both the Distance Learning Centre and the enhancement of its international academic partnerships with institutions in France and throughout Africa.