OAU Resumption Date For 2024/2025 Academic Session
Obafemi Awolowo University has announced the resumption date for the 2024/2025 academic year. Fresh students are to arrive from 11th October 2025 in phases, while returning students are due back on 26th October 2025. Full calendar details are outlined below.
The Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has finally drawn the curtain on speculation and fixed the dates for the 2024/2025 academic session. The decision was taken at its sitting on Thursday, 18 September 2025, laying out a timetable that stretches from arrival days to the end of the Harmattan semester. For students, both new and old, this is the sign to dust off books, repack bags, and prepare for another lap on campus.
The university community is known for its lively rhythm, and the calendar is built to keep that steady beat. Let us break it down step by step.
OAU Resumption Schedule For Fresh Students
Fresh intakes will arrive in phases, beginning in October:
- Saturday, 11 October 2025: Faculties of Administration, Arts, Environmental Design and Management, Education, Law, and Social Sciences.
- Sunday, 12 October 2025: Faculties of Agriculture, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Computing Science and Engineering, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology.
After moving into residence, freshers will begin online course registration from 13 October 2025. Orientation follows between 13 and 17 October, and ICT training holds from 20 to 24 October 2025.
OAU Resumption Date For Returning Students
Returning undergraduate students are expected back on campus on Sunday, 26 October 2025. Lectures for all students start the very next day, Monday, 27 October 2025.
- Normal course registration closes on 31 October 2025.
- Late registration, with penalty, runs between 24 and 28 November 2025.
- Matriculation ceremony is fixed for 3 December 2025.
OAU Academic Calendar 2024/2025
The Harmattan semester is mapped out to run through March 2026. It carries 13 weeks of lectures, followed by a revision week, then exams and short breaks. Once that ends, the Rain semester will open on Monday, 30 March 2026.
Final Word
OAU has put the pieces in place for a structured year ahead. For freshers, it is the start of an adventure. For returning students, another chance to continue the race. Either way, the gates will soon swing open, and the halls of Ile-Ife will echo once again with the hum of lectures, chatter of friends, and the restless energy of a new session.