The Council of Legal Education has sanctioned nine universities for admitting law students without accreditation, imposed a five-year moratorium on Lead City University’s Law Faculty, and taken steps to address violations and improve legal education standards.
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has halted student admissions into the Law Faculties of nine universities nationwide for admitting and graduating students without prior accreditation from the council.
A statement from the Acting Secretary/Director of Administration, Ms. A.O. Osho, confirmed that different sanctions were imposed on the affected institutions.
These actions were part of the resolutions made during the council’s second quarterly meeting for 2024, held virtually on June 26, 2024, under the chairmanship of Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN.
The universities affected include the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil (Kano State); Fountain University, Osogbo (Osun State); Redeemers University, Ede (Osun State); Taraba State University, Jalingo; Western Delta University, Oghara (Delta State); Kwara State University, Malete; and Bingham University, Karu (Nasarawa State).
Additionally, Lead City University in Ibadan was sanctioned with a five-year moratorium due to inadequate infrastructure and its repeated violations of the approved admission quota of 50 students per session. However, the council has agreed to accommodate over 1,000 students unlawfully admitted through these violations.
CLE emphasized that the approved quota for new law faculties is 50 students per session, but some universities had already graduated students in breach of this rule.
The council also established an ad-hoc committee led by Mr. Kehinde K. Eleja, SAN, to review a recent court judgment involving the Council of Legal Education and the Attorney-General of the Federation regarding a historic property in Lagos that originally housed the Nigerian Law School. The committee will work on strategies to comply with the court ruling and secure the property, acquired by the council in 1962.
The council also approved the creation of a Legal Unit within the Nigerian Law School to handle legal matters and monitor ongoing cases involving the council.
In addition, CLE granted provisional accreditation with a 50-student admission limit to two private universities, El-Amin University and Newgate University, both located in Minna, Niger State. The council also plans to revisit Veritas University in Abuja and Kola Daisi University in Ibadan to ensure compliance with previous accreditation findings.
The University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, received an increased admission quota from 100 to 160 students, reflecting improvements in infrastructure and faculty staffing.
Finally, the council reiterated its decision to impose a five-year moratorium on Lead City University’s Law Faculty, while working to accommodate unlawfully admitted students.
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