January 29, (THEWILL) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the suspension of admissions for the Bachelor of Laws programme in eight institutions including Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, and Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
Spokesperson of the Board, Fabian Benjamin, said in a statement that the decision follows the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws programme in the affected institutions by the Council of Legal Education over regulatory infractions.
The affected institutions are Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State, and Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State.
Others are 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.
Benjamin said that the suspension of the law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, would 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,” he said.
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