463 fail June 2024 re-sit far Final exams, as Council of Legal Education accredits law programmes in 5 private universities

The Council of Legal Education has approved the commencement of law degree programmes in five private universities even as it announced the failure of 35.98% of participants in the June 2024 Re–sit Bar Final Examinations.

This was contained in the extracts/ resolutions of the Council of Legal Education hybrid meeting of September 27, 2024, obtained by Law & Society Magazine.

Below is the full text of the resolution.

The third quarterly meeting of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for the year 2024 took place on Friday 27^th of September, 2024 at the Council’s Chambers, Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and virtually, under the distinguished Chairmanship of Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, OFR, DSSRS.

At the end of the meeting, the following, among other resolutions, were adopted:

1. The results of the June 2024 Re–sit Bar Final Examinations.

A total of 1, 287 students participated. The breakdown of the results is as follows:

1. Absent -19 representing 1.48% of the participants
2. Conditional Pass -6 representing 0.47% of the participants
3. Fail – 463 representing 35.98% of the participants
4. Invalidated – 1 representing 0.08% of the participants
5. Pass- 796 representing 61.85% of the participants
6. Withheld – 2 representing 0.16% of the participants
7. The accreditation reports presented by the Board of Studies chaired by the Director-General, Prof Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN, DSSRS for the commencement of law degree programmes in the following universities were approved:
8. University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State. The University was given approval to commence with a quota of fifty (50) students at 100 level. The university would be revisited by the Accreditation team at the appropriate time;
9. University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State. The University was given approval to commence with a quota of fifty students at 100 level. The university would be revisited by the Accreditation team at the appropriate time;
10. Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, Enugu State. The University was given approval to commence with a quota of fifty (50)students at 100 level provided that the University’s Faculty of Law puts in place a Staff and Student Common Rooms;
11. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. The University was given approval to commence with a quota of fifty (50)students at 100 level. However, the University is not to admit students for the next two (2) years as a sanction for the infraction of admitting students before the facility verification by the Council of Legal Education. The University would be revisited by the Accreditation team at the appropriate time;
12. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Calabar, Cross River State. The University was given approval to commence with a quota of fifty (50)students at 100 level. However, the University is not to admit students for the next two (2) years as a sanction for the infraction of admitting students before the facility verification by the Council of Legal Education. The University would be revisited by the Accreditation team at the appropriate time;

2b. In the same vein the faculties of law in the following Universities were not granted approval to commence studies:

1. Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State. The University was directed to stop the admission of law students immediately until when all the issues highlighted in the Faculty of Law are addressed and the Council re-invited for verification.
2. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State. The University was equally directed to address the multi-dimensional issues highlighted in the Faculty of Law and thereafter re-invite the Council for verification.
3. 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.
4. The Council approved the report and recommendations of the Appointments, Promotions and Disciplinary Committee (AP&DC) headed by Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN (the President of the Nigeria Bar Association), for the promotion and discipline of some academic and non-academic staff of the Nigerian Law School.
5. The Council approved the appointment of Ms. Aderonke O. Osho who had been serving in acting capacity 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, subject to the existing revised Public Service Rules (PSR), 2021.
6. The Council also approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwabamigbe Gbenga who has been serving in acting capacity as the substantive Director of Finance and Accounts Department of the Nigerian Law School.
7.  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.

Dated at Abuja this 28^th day of September, 2024

A.O. Osho (Ms.)

Secretary to the Council & Director of Administration