The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned that the growing disregard for university law admission quotas is straining the Nigerian Law School, causing overcrowding and putting pressure on its facilities. Speaking on Sunday, NBA President Afam Osigwe (SAN) stated that many universities are admitting law students far beyond the approved limits, resulting in more graduates
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has hailed the achievement of Benedict Ater, a graduate of Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, who won 18 awards at the Nigerian Law School’s recent call to bar ceremony in Abuja. Ater received the Council of Legal Education (CLE) Star Prize, the Overall Best Student Award, and the Most Promising
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the construction of 600-bed hostels at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja and a new road linking the Body of Benchers Secretariat in Jabi District to Nile University. The directive was conveyed through the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and announced in a statement on Tuesday
The Nigerian Law School has opened applications for its 2025 Bar Part I Course. The application period runs from Wednesday, July 16, to Friday, August 19, 2025. According to a notice signed by the school’s Secretary, Aderonke O. Osho, the programme will begin on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the Bwari campus in Abuja. Only
Babcock University 2023 Law graduate Daniella Okangba has emerged as one of the most outstanding students at the 2025 Nigerian Law School/The Nigerian Body of Benchers Call to Bar ceremony, clinching five prestigious awards, including the coveted third prize for Best Overall Student, in Abuja. This year’s Call to Bar ceremony was historic, with 5,728
Senator Dino Melaye, a former lawmaker, has graduated from the Nigerian Law School and was called to the bar on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Following the graduation with 5,734 other lawyers, Melaye is being criticised online for a grammatical error on his call-to-bar reception banner. Many lawyers said the banner, which read “Sen. Dino Melaye
