Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has affirmed its readiness to comply with the one-year suspension of its law programme as directed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The university’s management made this known in response to JAMB’s announcement on Wednesday, which listed KWASU among eight universities barred from admitting students into their law faculties for the 2025/2026 academic session. The suspension follows a decision by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to sanction these institutions.
In a statement issued in Ilorin by the Acting Director of University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, KWASU clarified that the sanction stemmed from its decision to commence the law programme in 2018 with only the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC), without initial clearance from the CLE. Despite this setback, the university assured stakeholders that it now holds full accreditation from both the NUC and the CLE for two undergraduate law programmes: Common Law and Common and Islamic Law.
“JAMB’s announcement of a one-year ban on admission into KWASU’s law programme is as a result of the decision of the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to sanction KWASU for commencing the law programme in 2018 with only the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC),” Aliyu stated.
The university emphasized that the suspension will not affect students currently enrolled in its Faculty of Law. “Management wishes to state that the one-year ban does not in any way affect students currently running their programmes in the University’s Faculty of Law,” the statement read.
Reaffirming its commitment to upholding the standards set by regulatory institutions, KWASU pledged full compliance with the CLE’s directive by suspending law admissions for the upcoming academic session. It also encouraged prospective students who had planned to apply for law to consider other accredited programmes offered by the university.
“Kwara State University holds all regulatory institutions in very high regard and will comply with the sanctions imposed by CLE by not offering admission into the two law programmes in the coming 2025/2026 admission session,” the management stated.
With this assurance, KWASU seeks to navigate the temporary setback while maintaining its academic integrity and commitment to excellence.
