The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will not process admissions for the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in eight universities where the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has suspended the programme for the 2025/2026 academic session.
This decision was disclosed in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday, as reported by Channels Television.
According to Benjamin, candidates aspiring to study Law at the affected institutions will not be granted admission for the upcoming academic session. Additionally, the suspension of the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, will extend into the 2026/2027 session.
"Please note that the suspension of the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, will last for two academic sessions: specifically, the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 sessions," the statement read.
The following universities have had their Law programmes suspended by the Council of Legal Education:
- Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
- Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
- Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
The affected institutions are expected to address the concerns raised by the CLE before admissions into their Law programmes can resume.