The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria has released a full list of 122 universities approved to offer law programs, with Akwa Ibom State University finally securing its accreditation. This announcement follows months after a misleading claim about the university's law program status.

Akwa Ibom State University's law programme remains unaccredited by the Council of Legal Education, despite previous claims by Governor Eno that his defection to the APC would secure approval.

Solicitors to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR have asked the Council of Legal Education to dismiss a petition seeking the withdrawal of his…

The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria announced that 983 candidates failed the May 2026 Law School Bar Final (Resit) Examination, raising concerns about pass rates.

The Council of Legal Education has released an updated list of 117 universities with accredited Law programs, amidst ongoing debate and proposals to potentially scrap the Law School. These reforms have caused unsettlement within the legal education community.

The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria has published a comprehensive list of 114 universities authorized to offer law programmes in the country.

The Council of Legal Education has directed Bar candidates to remove any shared photographs, videos, or content showing themselves in legal regalia before their Call to the Bar, warning against unauthorized use.

Lawyers representing Nigerian Representative Benjamin Kalu have urged the Council of Legal Education to dismiss a petition challenging the validity of his law certificate, citing legal deficiencies in the claim.