Breaking : Nigerian Law School Records 84% Success Rate , 260 First Class At Bar Exams

HIGHLIGHTS AND RESOLUTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION HYBRID MEETING

The Council of Legal Education (CLE) held its second quarterly meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Council Chambers, Headquarters of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja, under the distinguished Chairmanship of Chief Emeka Ngige, OFR, SAN, Life Bencher.

During the meeting, the Council received and deliberated on a comprehensive report presented by the Director General, Nigerian Law School and the Chairman of the Board of Studies, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN, Life Bencher, on verification visits to the following universities:

Nigerian British University, Asa-Uzuaku, Abia State.

Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State.

Modibbo Adama University, Yola.

Prime University, Kuje, Abuja and

Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja.

Following the visits, the team expressed satisfaction with the facilities and academic structures of these universities and recommended their approval to commence Law programmes with a quota of 50 students at the 100 level from the 2024/2025 academic session.

In addition, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, was recommended for an upward review in its admission quota from 220 to 250 students.

The Council has also approved the results of the 2024 Bar Final Examinations, with the breakdown as follows:

Total number of candidates who sat for the examination: 7,134

First Class Honours: 260

Second Class Upper: 1,193

Second Class Lower: 2,638

Pass: 1,595

Conditional pass: 327

Fail: 940

Absent: 181

This translates to an overall pass rate of 84%, with 16% recorded as failures.

The Council reaffirmed its commitment to the continuous advancement of legal education and to maintaining the high standards in the training of aspiring legal practitioners in Nigeria.