The Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu (FUAHSE Enugu) has postponed the start of first semester for the 2026/2027 academic session, which was due on Monday, October 26, 2026. The notice, dated Thursday, October 22 and issued by the Office of the Registrar, links the decision to the Ebola Virus Disease and says the postponement stands until further notice, so students who were packing for campus this weekend now have no date to travel on.
The move goes further than the Federal Government has gone so far. No school or university has been ordered to close since Nigeria confirmed an imported Ebola case in Abuja on October 20, which makes the Enugu postponement the university’s own decision, taken four days before fresh and returning students were expected back.
- Ebola case confirmed in AbujaImported case, patient in isolation
- FUAHSE postponement notice issuedSigned by the Registrar
- Original first-semester resumption26 October 2026Postponed
- New resumption dateNot confirmedTo be communicated by the university
The university has not announced a new resumption date.
What the registrar’s notice actually says
The notice was signed by the Registrar, Barr. (Dr.) Chris Igbokwe. It says the resumption of academic activities was moved “due to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in some parts of the country”, and that student safety and wellbeing remain the university’s top priority. It also apologises to students and parents for the inconvenience.
A new resumption date will be communicated to the university community in due course.
Beyond the date change, the university asked students, parents, guardians and staff to keep up hand hygiene, avoid close contact with other people and stay away from crowded places. The notice doesn’t mention online classes, hostel access for students already in Enugu, or whether the academic calendar will be compressed later to make up the lost weeks, so those questions are still open.
One confirmed case so far, and other schools are choosing advice over closure
The official picture of the outbreak is still narrow. Nigeria’s confirmed case is a woman who had recently travelled from Uganda, and health authorities say she is isolated and receiving care while her contacts are monitored. FUAHSE’s notice gives no reason for postponing beyond the outbreak itself.
The University of Lagos and the Federal University Oye-Ekiti have taken a different route, telling students to stay calm, wash their hands often and report symptoms early, as we covered in how UNILAG and FUOYE are advising students after the Abuja case. Neither of them suspended lectures, so a FUAHSE student comparing notes with friends at other schools shouldn’t assume their own calendars will move too.
If you’re a FUAHSE student, hold off on that trip to Enugu
Don’t travel to campus on the strength of the old October 26 date, and don’t act on any WhatsApp broadcast that names a new one until the registrar’s office confirms it. The university’s official website and its verified channels are where a fresh date should appear.
Newly admitted students who haven’t finished accepting their offer on the JAMB portal shouldn’t treat the postponement as a reason to wait, since the notice covers academic activities and says nothing about admission processing. If your status on the portal looks unclear, our guide to JAMB’s new admission status updates explains what each stage means.
Anyone worried about symptoms or possible exposure can call the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on its toll-free line, 6232, listed on the NCDC website. For FUAHSE students, the useful thing to do this week is keep fee receipts, registration slips and hostel payment evidence in one folder, so you can move quickly once the university names its new date.
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