The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has barred five law students from taking the Nigerian Law School Bar Final Examination for 10 years after finding them guilty of examination malpractice.
The decision was reached at the council’s third-quarter hybrid meeting held on August 13, 2026, at the Nigerian Law School headquarters in Bwari, Abuja.
According to the council, its examination misconduct committee investigated alleged cases of malpractice arising from the December 2025 Bar Final Examination. After reviewing the committee’s reports, the CLE approved the disqualification of the five candidates and imposed a 10-year ban on their participation in the examination.
The identities of the affected students and their universities were not disclosed.
The council also approved disciplinary measures against two other students found responsible for acts of indiscipline-related misconduct.
The development comes amid concerns over performance in the Nigerian Law School’s qualifying examinations. In the 2025 Bar Final Examination, 7,602 candidates sat for the examination, with about 1,067 failing. The council reported an overall pass rate of 79.1 percent.
Performance was significantly lower in the 2026 Bar Final resit, where 1,955 candidates participated. A total of 983 candidates failed, while 883 passed, producing a pass rate of 45.3 percent.
The Bar Final Examination is the professional qualifying examination administered by the Nigerian Law School to law graduates who have completed the required vocational training. Passing the examination is necessary for those seeking admission to the Nigerian legal profession.
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