The Management of Kwara State University, Malete, has reacted to the suspension of its law programme by the Council for Legal Education (CLE).
Recall that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had on Wednesday announced the suspension of admission into some selected universities and Tertiary institutions across the country in line with the directive of the Council for Legal Education (CLE).
The JAMB statement quoted: “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (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: 1. Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State, 2.Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, 3. Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State, 4.Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, 5. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State, 6.Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State, 7. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, 8. Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
“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.”
Reacting to the development, the management of Kwara State University, Malete, in a statement released by the
Ag. Director of University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu accepted the one-session suspension in good faith and assured students and members of the public that the suspension will not affect students currently running their programmes in the University’s Faculty of Law.
“We wish to state that JAMB’s announcement of a 1-year ban on admission into KWASU’s law programs is as a result of the decision of the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to sanction KWASU for commencing the law program in 2018 with only the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
“KWASU currently has full accreditation from both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to run 2 undergraduate law programs: Common Law and Common and Islamic Law.
“Management wishes to state that the 1-year ban does not in any way affect students currently running their programs in the University’s Faculty of Law.
“Kwara State University holds all regulatory institutions in very high regard and will comply with the sanctions imposed by CLE by not offering admission into the 2 law programs in the coming 2025/2026 admission session.
“Prospective candidates into these programs may apply to other equally excellent programs offered by KWASU as all programs in the institution have all the required accreditations.”
