Over 70% Pass as Nigerian Law School Bar Final Exam Result 2017 Released

Nigerian Law School Bar Final Exam Result 2017 is Out.

The Nigerian Law School (NLS) has released the summary of the final examination results conducted in August.

Speaking in a statement released on Saturday, Mr Chinedu Ukekwe, the Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, said that a total of 5, 891 students participated in the examinations, while 4, 285 were successful. He said that the candidates with conditional Pass were 334 while 1, 272 failed.

According to him, 29 students were graded First Class, 211 Second Class Upper, 1, 046 made Second Class Lower, 2, 999 accounted for Pass, while 334 came out with conditional Pass.

A further breakdown of the results showed that candidates with Pass accounted for 72.7 per cent, those with conditional Pass represented 5. 7 per cent, while those who failed were 21.6 per cent.
Ukekwe in the statement revealed that the ‘Call to the Bar’ ceremony for the successful candidates will hold on Nov. 28 and 29 in Abuja.The Nigerian Law School was set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria by the Legal Education Act of 1962.

Dr. Olanrewaju Adesola Onadeko SAN, LL.D, former Director of Public Prosecutions of the Republic of Gambia and former Deputy Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus is the Director General of the Nigerian Law School.

The establishment of the Law School became necessary because of the need to have a Law School which will cure the deficiency in the training of Nigerians who obtained qualifications in Law abroad and to provide the much needed practical training to those aspiring to become Legal Practitioners in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Law School formally began operations in 1963 at No. 213A Igbosere road, Lagos. As a result of growth and expansion, the school was moved to Victoria Island in 1969 and relocated to Abuja in 1997.