The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of admissions into the Law programs at Kwara State University (KWASU), Redeemer’s University, and six other institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session. This action follows the Council of Legal Education’s (CLE) decision to suspend the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) programs at these universities.
In response, KWASU has assured its current law students that the ban will not affect their ongoing studies. Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, Acting Director of University Relations at KWASU, clarified that the one-year suspension pertains only to new admissions and does not impact students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Law. She emphasized that KWASU holds all regulatory institutions in high regard and will comply with the CLE’s sanctions by not offering admission into its law programs for the upcoming session.
The suspension stems from KWASU’s initiation of its law program in 2018 with approval solely from the National Universities Commission (NUC), without prior consent from the CLE. Despite this, the university later obtained full accreditation from both the NUC and CLE to run two undergraduate law programs: Common Law and Common and Islamic Law.
Prospective students who intended to apply for the law programs at KWASU are advised to consider other accredited courses offered by the university. Dr. Aliyu highlighted that all programs at KWASU have the required accreditations and encouraged applicants to explore these alternatives.
JAMB’s suspension of law admissions extends to Redeemer’s University and six other universities, following the CLE’s directive. As a result, JAMB will not approve any admissions for candidates seeking to enroll in the Law program at these institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session.
