May 25, 2026
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
As criticism mounts over the declining quality of legal practice in the country, senior lawyers clashed on Monday over a recommendation to abolish the Nigerian Law School.
Speaking at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, Prof. Uchefula Chukwumaeze, SAN, cited prevailing realities to argue that the Law School has outlived its usefulness.
According to him, the Council of Legal Education (CLE), the statutory body responsible for overseeing the Law School where graduates are trained prior to Bar admission, should be stripped of that responsibility.
