Nigerian Law School
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The Nigerian Law School was set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria
in 1962 to provide a Nigerian legal education to foreign-trained lawyers, and to provide practical training for aspiring Legal Practitioners in Nigeria.
Until the school was established, legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar.
Anyone who has obtained a University degree in law and wants to practice as lawyers in Nigeria must attend the Nigerian Law School. The Council of Legal Education gives certificates to students who pass the Bar Part II examinations, and these students are then called to the Bar.
Campus was set up in 1962, moving to its current location in 1969. The law school headquarters was relocated to the town of Bwari
near Abuja
in 1997.
At the time of the move, hostels and the main auditorium were still under construction. The town had no hospital, no telephone and banking services, and the school was constructing its own borehole to provide potable water.
The Augustine Nnamani Campus is located in Agbani, Enugu State
. A fourth campus is located in Bagauda, Kano State
.
In November 2009, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Dr. Tahir Mamman, said that students who passed through unauthorized law faculties would not be admitted into the Nigerian Law School. He said the Council of Legal Education will refer law Professors and teachers managing illegal law faculties to the disciplinary committee of the Body of Benchers.
Also in November 2009, the Council of Legal Education said it would call 3,374 students to the Bar after successfully completing their bar final examinations at the Law School. These were the first students to be trained using the new curriculum.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in 1962 to provide a Nigerian legal education to foreign-trained lawyers, and to provide practical training for aspiring Legal Practitioners in Nigeria.
Until the school was established, legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar.
Curriculum
The Law School offers course in criminal and civil litigation, property and corporate law, as well as a course in ethics. Over 70,000 students have graduated from the Nigerian Law School.Anyone who has obtained a University degree in law and wants to practice as lawyers in Nigeria must attend the Nigerian Law School. The Council of Legal Education gives certificates to students who pass the Bar Part II examinations, and these students are then called to the Bar.
Locations
The LagosLagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
Campus was set up in 1962, moving to its current location in 1969. The law school headquarters was relocated to the town of Bwari
Bwari
Bwari is a Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory . Its headquarters are in the town of Bwari.It has an area of 914 km² and a population of 227,216 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 901....
near Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
in 1997.
At the time of the move, hostels and the main auditorium were still under construction. The town had no hospital, no telephone and banking services, and the school was constructing its own borehole to provide potable water.
The Augustine Nnamani Campus is located in Agbani, Enugu State
Enugu State
Enugu State is a mainland state in southeastern Nigeria. Its capital is Enugu, from which the state - created in 1991 from the old Anambra State - derives its name. The principal cities in the state are Enugu, Agbani, Awgu, Udi, Oji, and Nsukka....
. A fourth campus is located in Bagauda, Kano State
Kano State
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west...
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News
In August 2009, a legal practitioner, Asbayir Abubakar, called for reductions in the fees paid at the Nigerian Law School in order to accommodate the less-privileged into the legal profession.In November 2009, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Dr. Tahir Mamman, said that students who passed through unauthorized law faculties would not be admitted into the Nigerian Law School. He said the Council of Legal Education will refer law Professors and teachers managing illegal law faculties to the disciplinary committee of the Body of Benchers.
Also in November 2009, the Council of Legal Education said it would call 3,374 students to the Bar after successfully completing their bar final examinations at the Law School. These were the first students to be trained using the new curriculum.