RUGIPO Management Adjusts Academic Calendar to Complete Outstanding Academic Activities

 By Temidayo Atere 

Editor Ayomiposi Akinrimisi 

The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (RUGIPO) has released an adjusted academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session following deliberations by the institution’s Academic Board aimed at improving academic activities and ensuring students adequately complete their semester work before examinations.

The decision was reached during the institution’s 250th Regular Academic Board Meeting held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, where several academic concerns affecting students were discussed.

According to a circular signed by the Director of Academic Affairs, Ayodeji Akinsanmi I., the adjustment became necessary due to unresolved academic activities caused by the prolonged strike and other challenges that disrupted the academic calendar.

Findings revealed that some departments were yet to complete their course outlines, while several ND students had not conducted tests and continuous assessments before the proposed examination period.

The new calendar therefore provides additional time for lectures, tests, CBT examinations, and the completion of outstanding academic activities to ensure students are adequately prepared before the commencement of semester examinations

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Under the adjusted calendar, lectures for all students will continue until July 3, 2026, while CBT examinations for ND I and HND I students are scheduled to hold between June 29 and July 3, 2026. Semester examinations for all students will begin on July 6 and end on July 24, 2026.

The second semester is expected to commence immediately after the first semester examinations, with resumption fixed for July 27, 2026.

Students across the institution have welcomed the development, describing it as a positive step toward balancing academic activities and reducing pressure on both students and lecturers after the prolonged disruption of the academic session.

The management also urged students to remain focused on their studies and make proper use of the extended academic period provided in the revised calendar.