For Postgraduate Students
First Semester
| From | To | Activity |
| 27th February 2012 5th March 2012 4th June 2012 18th June 2012 | 9th March 2012 1st June 2012 15th June 2012 29th June 2012 |
Resumption and Registration (2 weeks) Lectures (12 weeks) Examinations (2 weeks) First Semester Break |
Second Semester
| From | To | Activity |
| 2nd July 2012 2nd July 2012 24th September 2012 5th October 2012 |
- 21st September 2012 5th October 2012 - |
Resumption Lecture (12 weeks) Examination (2 weeks) End of 2011/2012 Session |
For Undergraduate Students
First Semester
| From | To | Activity |
| Sunday 10th December, 2012 Monday 14th January, 2013 Monday 25th March, 2013 | Saturday 22nd December, 2012 Saturday 23rd March, 2013 Saturday 5th April, 2013 |
Registration 10 Weeks Lectures 2 Weeks Examinations |
Second Semester
| From | To | Activity |
| Monday 8th April, 2013 Monday, 27th May 2013 Monday 3rd June, 2013 Monday 22nd July, 2013 |
Saturday 25th May, 2013 Saturday 1st June, 2013 Saturday 20th July, 2013 Saturday 3rd August, 2013 |
7 Weeks Lectures Mid Semester Break 7 Weeks Lectures 2 Weeks Examinations |
*** Add/Drop (One Week Duration) will commence from Monday 20th May, 2013 - Monday 27th May, 2013
Ahmadu Bello University shall be a world-class university comparable to any other, engaged in imparting contemporary knowledge, using high quality facilities and multi-disciplinary approaches, to men and women of all races, as well as generating new ideas and intellectual practices relevant to the needs of its immediate community, Nigeria and the world at large.
To advance the frontiers of learning and break new grounds, through teaching, reaserch and the dissemination of knowledge of the highest quality; to establish and foster national and international integration, development and the promotion of African traditions and cultures; to produce high-level human power and enhance capacity-building through retaining, in order to meet the needs and challenges of the catchment area, Nigeria and the rest of the world.