The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has rejected an appeal by BAZE University to lift the ban placed on the citadel of learning from admitting Law students.
According to a document obtained by CITY LAWYER, the council which has Chief Emeka Ngige SAN as its chairman, vowed that the ban would remain in place until its Accreditation team visits the university to assess its level of compliance with the rules.
A similar appeal by the Ibadan-based Lead University also met a brickwall.
Extracts of reolutions by the council at its third quarterly hybrid meeting held on Friday 27th September, 2024 at the council Chambers, Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja reads: “On the letters of appeals by Lead City University, Ibadan and Baze University, Abuja, respectively requesting for review of the moratoriums imposed on their law faculties, the Council directed the Management of the Nigerian Law School to reply them stating that the moratoriums on the admission of students still stand and that the Universities would be revisited by the Accreditation team at the appropriate time to ensure their compliance with the Council directives.”
Meanwhile, the council has approved the applications of five universities to admit Law students, with each of them having a quota of 50 students.
The universities are the University of the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State; University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State; Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, Enugu State; Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, and Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Calabar, Cross River State.
Applications from Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State and Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State were however rejected, even as the Council approved various sanctions in respect of referred admission cases as well as students involved in various forms of examination malpractice and other misconduct.
The accreditation reports were presented by the Board of Studies chaired by the Director-General, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN, DSSRS, Director-General of the Nigerian Law School.
The Council also approved the report and recommendations of the Appointments, Promotions and Disciplinary Committee (AP&DC) headed by NBA President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN for the promotion and discipline of some academic and non-academic staff of the Nigerian Law School.
While Ms. Aderonke O. Osho who had been serving in acting capacity was appointed as the substantive Secretary to Council and Director of Administration of the Council of Legal Education and the Nigerian Law School for a five (5) year tenure, Mr. Oluwabamigbe Gbenga was appointed as the substantive Director of Finance and Accounts Department of the Nigerian Law School.
Of the 1,287 students that sat for the June 2024 Resit Bar Final Examinations, 796 representing 61.85% of the participants passed while 6 representing 0.47% of the participants received the Conditional Pass grade. 463 Bar aspirants representing 35.98% of the participants again failed the examinations while 2 had their results withheld.
