Baze University, a leading private university in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been barred from admitting students into its Law Programme for the next five years. The ban may be renewed by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) if the infractions noted by its Visitation Panel is not remedied within the period.

According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER and signed by Ms. Aderonke Osho, Ag. Secretary & Director of Administration, this decision was made by the Council after its meeting held last Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Council will take steps within the five-year moratorium period to deal with the backlog of over 347 Baze University Law graduates waiting to be admitted into the Nigerian Law School.

Below is the full text of the press statement.

COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION
(NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL)

PRESS STATEMENT ON THE ACCREDITATION STATUS OF FACULTY OF LAW

BAZE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA.

At its Quarterly Meeting held on November 23, 2023, the Council of Legal Education (CLE) presided over by its Chairman, Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, OFR considered the report of the Accreditation panel to the Faculty of Law, Baze University, Abuja.

It emerged from the findings by the Panel led by the Director-General, Nigerian Law School, Prof Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN that:

(1) Baze University consistently and most flagrantly had contravened its admission quota of 50 students per session as approved by the Council of Legal Education with the result that the Faculty is currently having a backlog of over 347 law students waiting to be admitted into the Nigerian Law School.

(2) Since 2017 the Council of Legal Education had grappled with the excesses of Baze University by admitting over 750 law students which ordinarily would have taken about 15 years of admission based on the quota allotted to the University.

(3) Baze University runs a three (3)-year LL.B programme for some UTME candidates without the approval of National Universities Commission (NUC), Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB and Council of Legal Education. Under the NUC Minimum Benchmark Academic Standard (BMAS) for law degree programme in Nigerian Universities, Law is a five (5)-year programme for UTME candidates and four (4)-year for Direct Entry students.

The Council of Legal Education after thorough consideration of these infractions resolved as follows:

(i) The imposition of a moratorium on admission of law students to the Faculty of Law, Baze University Abuja with immediate effect;
(ii) The moratorium will last in the first instance for a period of 5 years and may be renewed if no satisfactory action is taken to remedy the situation.
(iii) The Council in the interest of the innocent students, parents and guardians will use the 5 year period to find ways to deal with the backlog of law students admitted by Baze University in excess of its admission quota.
(iv) Follow-up visits will be paid to the University to ascertain the extent of the measures it has taken to remedy the anomalies observed during the accreditation visit.
(v) The National Universities Commission (NUC), Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Parents, guardians, prospective applicants and members of the public are hereby put on notice on the status of Baze University Abuja and its faculty of Law.

Dated at Abuja this 23rd of November 2023.

….…………………………
Ms Aderonke Osho
Ag. Secretary & Director
Of Administration.

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