Nigerian Law School
Established1962
School typeLaw school
DeanProf. Isa Chiroma, director- general
LocationBwari, Abuja, Nigeria
Bar pass rateBar pass II
Websitewww.lawschoollagos.org/about

The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up by the Government of Nigeria in 1962 to provide a Nigerian legal education to foreign-trained lawyers, and to provide practical training for aspiring Legal Practitioners in Nigeria.[1] Until the school was established, legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar.[2]

Curriculum

The Law School offers course in criminal and civil litigation, property and corporate law, as well as a course in ethics. Over 70,000 students have graduated from the Nigerian Law School. [1] Anyone who has obtained a university degree in law and wants to practice as lawyers in Nigeria must attend the Nigerian Law School. The Council of Legal Education gives certificates to students who pass the Bar Part II examinations, and these students are then called to the Bar. [3]

Locations

Its campus in Lagos was set up in 1962, moving to its current location in 1969. The law school headquarters was relocated to the town of Bwari near Abuja in 1997. [1] At the time of the move, hostels and the main auditorium were still under construction. The town had no hospital, no telephone and banking services, and the school was constructing its own borehole to provide potable water. [4] The Augustine Nnamani Campus is located in Agbani, Enugu State. A fourth campus is located in Bagauda, Kano State.[3] There are three additional campuses now which brings it to a total of 7 campuses. One in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, the other in Yola, Adamawa State and the seventh in Port Harcourt, River State.

Notable alumni

News

In August 2009, a legal practitioner Asbayir Abubakar called for reductions in the fees paid at the Nigerian Law School in order to accommodate the less privileged into the legal profession. [6] In November 2009, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof Tahir Mamman SAN, said that students who passed through unauthorized law faculties would not be admitted into the Nigerian Law School. He said the Council of Legal Education will refer law Professors and teachers managing illegal law faculties to the disciplinary committee of the Body of Benchers. This is why Prof Tahir Mamman SAN is referred to as the most successful Director General since the inception of the institution. Mr O. A. Onadeko the previous Deputy Director General of the Lagos Campus served as the Director General of the Nigerian Law School from 2013 to 2018. In February 2018 Prof. Isa Chiroma was appointed as the new Director General [7]

The Nigeria Law School is one of the most prestigious and credible institutions in Nigeria. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nigerian Law School Lagos Campus: About Us". Nigerian Law School Lagos Campus. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Leesi Ebenezer Mitee (29 March 2008). "Introduction to Nigerian Legal Education". Nigerian Law Resources. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Legal Education". International Centre for Nigerian Law. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Tunde Fatunde (13 February 1998). "Law school's mystery flit". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ajulo: Pioneering online legal services for low and mighty". blueprint.ng. 19 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Isa Abdulsalami (11 August 2009). "Lawyer seeks reduction in Law School fees". OnlineNigeria. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  7. ↑ Funso Muraina (8 November 2009). "Law School Warns Against Illegal Faculties". This Day. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Tobi Soniyi (4 November 2009). "Law School graduates 3,374 new lawyers". The Punch. Retrieved 21 November 2009.

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