JAMB Suspends Law Admissions At KWASU, 7 Other Varsities * Ban won’t affect you, KWASU assures law students
By Omowumi Omotosho
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended admissions into the law programme of the Kwara State University ( KWASU) and seven others over violation of regulatory procedures.
The JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
The other affected universities aside KWASU are, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; Redeemers 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; and Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
Benjamin noted that the admission ban on the Nigerian Police Academy would last for two academic sessions.
He stated: “JAMB will not be conducting admissions for the Law programme in some selected universities following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for the 2025/2026 academic session at the following universities:
“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.
“As a result, JAMB will not approve any admissions for candidates seeking to enroll in the Law programme at the aforementioned universities for the 2025/2026 academic session.
“Furthermore, the ban on registration for the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy will extend into the 2026/2027 academic session.”
Meanwhile, KWASU has said that the ban on admission into KWASU’s law programme does not affect students currently running their programmes in its Faculty of Law.
The Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin.
Aliyu said the ban was a result of the decision of the Council for Legal Education to sanction KWASU for commencing the law programme in 2018 with only the approval of the National Universities Commission.
She said KWASU had full accreditation from the NUC and the CLE to run two undergraduate law programmes: Common Law and Common and Islamic Law.
“Management wishes to state that the one-year ban does not in any way affect students currently running their programmes in the University’s Faculty of Law.
“KWASU holds all regulatory institutions in very high regard and will comply with the sanctions imposed by CLE by not offering admission into the two law programmes in the coming 2025/2026 admission session.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended admissions into the law programme of the Kwara State University ( KWASU) and seven others over violation of regulatory procedures.
The JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
The other affected universities aside KWASU are, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; Redeemers 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; and Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
Benjamin noted that the admission ban on the Nigerian Police Academy would last for two academic sessions.
He stated: “JAMB will not be conducting admissions for the Law programme in some selected universities following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for the 2025/2026 academic session at the following universities:
“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.
“As a result, JAMB will not approve any admissions for candidates seeking to enroll in the Law programme at the aforementioned universities for the 2025/2026 academic session.
“Furthermore, the ban on registration for the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy will extend into the 2026/2027 academic session.”
Meanwhile, KWASU has said that the ban on admission into KWASU’s law programme does not affect students currently running their programmes in its Faculty of Law.
The Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin.
Aliyu said the ban was a result of the decision of the Council for Legal Education to sanction KWASU for commencing the law programme in 2018 with only the approval of the National Universities Commission.
She said KWASU had full accreditation from the NUC and the CLE to run two undergraduate law programmes: Common Law and Common and Islamic Law.
“Management wishes to state that the one-year ban does not in any way affect students currently running their programmes in the University’s Faculty of Law.
“KWASU holds all regulatory institutions in very high regard and will comply with the sanctions imposed by CLE by not offering admission into the two law programmes in the coming 2025/2026 admission session.
