The Nigerian Law School has placed a five-year ban on Baze University’s Faculty of Law in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, citing consistent violations of its approved admission quota. The decision, based on the findings of the Council of Legal Education, comes after Baze University admitted over 750 law students since 2017, surpassing the allotted quota and causing a backlog of 347 students waiting to enter the Nigerian Law School.
Ms. Aderonke Osho, the Acting Secretary and Director of Administration of the Nigerian Law School, revealed the details in a statement on Friday. The statement outlined that Baze University had contravened the approved admission quota of 50 students per session consistently.
The university’s Faculty of Law was found to be running a three-year LL.B program for some UTME candidates without the necessary approval from regulatory bodies, including the National Universities Commission (NUC), Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and Council of Legal Education. According to the NUC Minimum Benchmark Academic Standard (BMAS), a law degree program should be five years for UTME candidates and four years for Direct Entry students.
The Council of Legal Education has imposed a moratorium on the admission of law students to Baze University’s Faculty of Law, effective immediately. The moratorium will last for five years initially and may be renewed if corrective measures are not taken. During this period, efforts will be made to address the backlog of law students admitted in excess of the approved quota.
Follow-up visits will be conducted to assess the university’s actions in remedying the observed anomalies. The statement also alerted the National Universities Commission, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, parents, guardians, prospective applicants, and the public to the status of Baze University’s Faculty of Law.
