The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has given the green light to five universities to commence admission into the Law programme.

In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the Council also increased admission quota for Tier-1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) from 220 to 250 students.

Confirming CITY LAWYER exclusive report, the statement also shows that 260 students posted “First Class” grade in the 2024 Bar Final Examinations while 940 did not scale the hurdle.

Below is the full text of the statement.

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.

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 summary 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.

Office of Information and Protocol
April 17, 2025