The University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed April 30, 2026 as the firm deadline for school fees payment and course registration for the 2025/2026 academic session, with stiff penalties in place for students who fail to comply.
According to the official course registration timeline published on the UI student portal, online course registration commenced on March 5, 2026 and ran until April 16, 2026, a six-week window. A two-week correction period for students to fix registration errors runs from April 16 to April 30, 2026, during which lecturers are also expected to review and approve registered courses. The registration portal will close on May 1, 2026.
A late registration window will then open from May 4 to May 18, 2026, which is the final portal closure date. Any approved reopening after May 18 will attract an additional penalty fee of ₦10,000 per month.
The penalties are specific: students who did not complete school fees payment or made no payment at all as of April 30 will pay ₦20,000, while students who paid their fees but failed to register their courses by April 30 will pay ₦10,000.
The university is not budging. In an internal memorandum released by the Office of the Registrar on April 16, 2026, UI reassured students that the course registration schedule remains unchanged despite concerns raised. The management explained that the April 16 timeline gives lecturers enough time to assess submitted registrations, approve selected courses, and provide necessary corrections before the portal closes.
The students enrolled in the Nelfund student loan scheme are a key source of anxiety on campus. According to the university, all NELFUND applications are currently being processed and applicants will be informed of their status once the review is complete. The university assured that no student will suffer any disadvantage due to delays in the release of NELFUND funds.
The Students' Union President, T. S. Adeboye, issued a statement following engagements with university authorities, confirming that the April 30 deadline for both fees payment and course registration is the operative date. The Students' Union also assured NELFUND applicants to remain calm, noting that arrangements are in place to ensure eligible beneficiaries receive disbursements within the required timeframe.
This is not new territory for UI students. In the 2024/2025 academic session, the same conflict played out. On June 3, 2025, the Students' Union announced it had secured a two-week extension, shifting the fees and course registration deadline from June 6 to June 20, 2025, following several deliberations with school authorities.
Students had complained that the original deadline was too sudden. One 100-level student in the Faculty of Social Sciences noted that his total financial obligations, including school fees of ₦176,500, a ₦60,000 hostel fee, hall dues, and faculty levies, made the deadline unrealistic given Nigeria's current economic conditions.
With just 12 days left before the April 30 deadline, students are being urged to complete payment and course registration promptly. Those awaiting NELFUND disbursements remain in a race between a government loan scheme and a university portal that has a closing time.
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