The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the temporary suspension of admissions into the Law programme for eight universities, including Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The decision follows sanctions imposed by the Council for Legal Education (CLE) on these institutions for not meeting certain regulatory requirements before commencing their Law programmes.
In response, KWASU reassured its current law students that the suspension would not affect those already enrolled. In a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin, the Acting Director of University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, clarified that the university holds full accreditation from both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the CLE for its Common Law and Common and Islamic Law programmes.
“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,” Aliyu stated.
KWASU pledged to comply with the CLE’s directive and confirmed that it will not offer admissions into its Law programme for the 2025/2026 academic session. However, prospective students are encouraged to explore other accredited programmes available at the university.
JAMB has made it clear that it will not approve admissions for Law candidates applying to the affected universities until the suspension is lifted.
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