LEGAL EDUCATION

The Council of Legal Education has officially announced the timetable for the upcoming Bar Part 1 Examination at the Nigerian Law School, Bwari-Abuja campus. The examinations are scheduled to take place from Monday, March 18, to Tuesday, March 26, 2024. According to the timetable…

A total of 888 candidates failed the final bar examination conducted in November 2023. This is just as 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the examination. Among the successful candidates, 251 had first class. The Director-General of the…

The Body of Benchers has announced the dates for its upcoming Meeting preceding the Call to Bar ceremony, as well as the Call to Bar ceremony itself for successful candidates of the November 2023 Bar Final Examinations. The Meeting will take place…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged to support the building of staff quarters at the Nigerian Law School (NLS) in the nation’s capital. He made this pledge when he received a delegation of officials of the Nigerian Law School…

The Council of Legal Education (CLE), under the chairmanship of Chief Emeka Ngige, (SAN), approved the accreditation of several universities including Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State; Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State; Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State; Taraba State University, Jalingo,…

The Council of Legal Education has announced the requirements for candidates appearing for the Nigerian Law School’s March 2024 Call to Bar ceremonies. Candidates are required to provide the following: Evidence of payment of N30,000 for Call to Bar processing…

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the sponsorship of 107 graduates to Law School. The state government would pay N500,000 for each of the graduates as tuition, totalling N53.5 million. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mrs. Oby…

Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina has approved the release of N38.5 million scholarship for 77 students from the state studying at the Nigerian Law School. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the State Scholarship Board, Mr Salisu Lawal-Kerau,…