Nigerian Law School

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 since its inception in 1962.{{cite web |access-date= 21 November 2009}} Anyone who has obtained a university degree in law and wants to practice as a lawyer 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

Its campus in Lagos was set up in 1962, moving to its current location in 1969. The law school headquarters was relocated to Abuja in 1997. though the Nigerian Senate has approved the establishment of seven new campuses.

Notable alumni

• Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria (2015-2023)
• Abdullahi Adamu, governor of Nasarawa State
• Senator Godswill Akpabio, governor of Akwa Ibom State
• Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu, justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
• Sullivan Chime, governor of Enugu State
• Kayode Ajulo - Administrator, Arbitrator, Lawyer
• Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports
• Oladipo Diya, Chief of General Staff
• Donald Duke, governor of Cross River State
• Kanayo O. Kanayo, actor
• Alex Ekwueme, first elected Vice President of Nigeria
• Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015
• Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau State
• Tahir Mamman, professor of law, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and director-general of Nigeria Law School from 2005 to 2013
• Richard Mofe-Damijo, actor
• Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information
• Mary Odili, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and former First Lady of Rivers State
• Bianca Ojukwu, Nigerian ambassador to Spain
• Chris Okewulonu, Chief of Staff to Imo State Government
• Kenneth Okonkwo, actor
• Tim Owhefere, Nigerian politician
• Umaru Shinkafi, Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs
• Gabriel Suswam, governor of Benue State
• Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives during the Second Republic
• Oyinkansola "foza" Fawehinmi, Entertainment Lawyer.

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.{{cite web |access-date = 21 November 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120225040724/http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=7072 |archive-date = 25 February 2012 |access-date= 21 November 2009}}

The Nigeria Law School is one of the most prestigious and credible institutions in Nigeria.{{cite web |access-date = 21 November 2009

Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote was appointed Director‑General with effect from 10 January 2026, becoming the first woman to lead the institution.

References

References

1. "Nigerian Law School".
2. "Legal Education". International Centre for Nigerian Law.
3. (9 February 2022). "Senate approves seven new law schools, campuses rise to 14".
4. (19 October 2016). "Ajulo: Pioneering online legal services for low and mighty".
5. (7 January 2026). "Olugbemisola Odusote: Nigerian Law School first female DG profile".