…financial position, digital infrastructure, welfare schemes, professional regulation and legal education. According to him, the administration also defended the independence of the judiciary, challenged executive excesses and protected lawyers subjected to harassment and unlawful arrest in the course of their professio…

The Council of Legal Education has imposed a 10-year moratorium on Atiba University, Oyo State, over deficiencies in its facilities and violations of regulations governing legal education. The decision was contained in resolutions adopted at the Council’s Third Quarter Hybrid Meeting held on August 13, 2026, at the hea…

The Council of Legal Education has released the list of universities approved to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws programme in Nigeria as of August 2026. This is as it warned prospective students against enrolling in unaccredited institutions. The Council said only universities accredited by it are authorised t…

…Bar, who recalled his immense contributions to legal scholarship, courtroom advocacy, legal education and mentorship. Among those who mourned him was Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, who described Kasunmu as “a lawyer’s lawyer” and “a gentleman through and through”. In a tribute titled “Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN: When a…

…the Faculty of Law and Coordinator of the ABU Law Clinic, where he championed clinical legal education and promoted access to justice for underserved communities. He was widely respected for his scholarship, mentorship and dedication to legal education. Although he hailed from Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State…

…and as Coordinator of the ABU Law Clinic, a role through which he championed clinical legal education and improved access to justice for underserved communities.Colleagues and former students remembered him as a humble mentor, an accomplished scholar, and a committed legal practitioner. Many said his contributions to l…

…the needs of society. “For the legal profession, the Body of Benchers and the Council of Legal Education are guided by the needs for legal services in the country, which form the basis of the quota allocated to universities, including the facilities on ground and the ability of the faculty of law to produce law student…

…out of law school,” he said. The protesters directed their appeal at the Council of Legal Education (CLE), the Nigerian Law School management, the Federal Ministry of Education, Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general, and President Bola Tinubu, urging them to guarantee that all backlog graduates are enrolled for the 2026/202…