By Ngozi Nwankwo
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has said it will not be conducting admissions for the Law programme in some selected universities following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws,LL.B, programme by the Council of Legal Education,CLE, for the 2025/2026 academic session.
This was disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen by the Public Communications Advisor, JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in Abuja on Wednesday.
The universities suspended include: Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State; Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State; Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State.
Others included, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State; Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State; Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State; and Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
The examination body said the suspension of the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, will last for two academic sessions: specifically, the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 sessions.
“As a result, JAMB will not approve any admissions for candidates seeking to enroll in the Law programme at the aforementioned universities for the 2025/2026 academic session. Furthermore, the ban on registration for the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy will extend into the 2026/2027 academic session,” it stated.