Aspiring regulation college students hoping to safe admission into some Nigerian universities have been dealt a blow.
That is because the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced it won’t course of admissions for the Bachelor of Legal guidelines (LL.B) programme in a number of establishments the place the Council of Authorized Schooling (CLE) has suspended authorized research.
The choice, revealed in an announcement by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday, acknowledged that “for the 2025/2026 educational session, JAMB won’t approve any admissions for candidates in search of to enroll within the Regulation programme on the affected universities”.
The CLE, which oversees authorized schooling in Nigeria, has not publicly disclosed the particular causes for the suspension. Nevertheless, such actions are sometimes taken because of non-compliance with accreditation necessities, insufficient college, poor infrastructure, or substandard authorized coaching environments.
The Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, was notably affected, with an extended ban extending into the 2026/2027 educational session, signaling deeper issues about its regulation programme.
The suspension impacts the next universities, the place JAMB has now barred admissions for regulation college students within the upcoming session:
Kwara State College, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State
Bingham College, Karu, Nasarawa State
Redeemer’s College, Ede, Osun State
Western Delta College, Oghara, Delta State
Taraba State College, Jalingo, Taraba State
Arthur Jarvis College, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
Alex Ekwueme Federal College, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
This suspension serves as a warning to universities that fail to fulfill CLE’s rigorous necessities. For affected college students who had hoped to review regulation in these establishments, the choice disrupts their plans and forces them to contemplate options.
Whereas JAMB’s stance ensures that solely correctly accredited establishments practice future attorneys, it additionally raises issues about how universities will tackle these deficiencies and whether or not they’ll regain accreditation in time for future admissions.
For now, potential regulation college students should rethink their utility decisions, because the CLE and JAMB tighten oversight to uphold the standard of authorized schooling in Nigeria.
