JAMB Halts Law Admissions At Eight Universities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the suspension of admissions for the Law programme at eight universities for the 2025/2026 academic session.

This follows the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) due to violations of admission guidelines.

In a statement, JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin confirmed that the affected universities had breached regulations, leading to the suspension of admissions.

The statement further reads:

“Please note that 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.”

Below is the list of the affected Universities;

1. Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State
2. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
3. Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State
4.Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
5.Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
6. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
7. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
8.Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.”

Mercy Chukwudiebere