55 law students to miss 'call to bar' in Nigeria

The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria has punished a total of 55 students who reportedly went against the policy of the Nigerian Law School.
While their mates are currently being called to bar, they would have to wait till next year before taking part and this must be upon their participation in a dinner to be organised later in the future.

Some Nigerian lawyers

Their names were released in and their offence was that they failed to meet the school’s dinning terms.
According to The Nigeria Lawyer, “the students were said to have arrived late for the dinner which was the third for the session. This action by the students was reported to have been a breach of the guidelines set by the Body of Benchers before a person can be called to the Nigerian Bar.

“The guidelines state that a student shall (compulsory) attend all dinning terms fixed by the authorities and anyone who misses such important dinners shall not be eligible for the Nigerian Bar in other words shall not be fit and proper to practice law in Nigeria.”
The report said the release by the Nigerian Law School further said that the students “shall not be eligible for the call to bar ceremonies holding in Abuja at the international conference centre (Abuja). This means they would be eligible for another call to bar ceremony to be held sometime next year upon attending a dinner to be stipulated by the body.”




Here is a list of some of the affected students:

Some of the defaulting law students