The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced that admission processes for Law programmes is to be suspended in eight Nigerian Universities as a result of the sanctions by the Council of Legal Education (CLE).
This decision follows violations of regulatory procedures by these institutions, which offer the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme.
In a statement Wednesday, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB as Public Communications Advisor, mentioned that the affected universities will be barred from accepting fresh students into the law faculties for the next academic year.
The affected institutions are:
Kwara State University, Malete,
Bingham University, Karu,
Redeemers University, Ede,
Western Delta University, Oghara,
Taraba State University, Jalingo,
Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo,
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, and the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil.
As stated by Dr. Benjamin, these universities have not successfully attained the minimum requirement for approval to offer law programme in Nigeria, and therefore, this suspension is being imposed.
The Council of Legal Education, the body responsible for ensuring the quality of legal education in the country, raised concerns about their suitability.
The Council of Legal Education’s intervention highlights ongoing concerns about adherence to regulatory standards in Nigeria’s legal education system. The suspension is expected to have widespread consequences, impacting both current students and potential candidates hoping to enroll in law programmes at these universities.
As the 2025/2026 academic session approaches, prospective law students at these eight institutions will have to explore other options or defer their plans to pursue legal education until the suspension is lifted.
