Nigerian Senate passes bill to increase number of law school campuses

By Matthew Eloyi

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, passed a Bill that aims to expand the number of law school campuses across the country.

The Bill was passed after the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters adopted a report on it.

When presenting the findings at Tuesday’s plenary session, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the Chairman of the Committee, said the bill wants seven additional law school campuses in Kabba, Kogi State; Jos, Plateau State; Maiduguri, Borno State; Ilawe, Ekiti State; Okija, Anambra State; Orogun, Delta State; and Arugungu, Kebbi state.

Senator Bamidele stated that, given the exponential increase in the number of law graduates from Nigerian and foreign universities, as well as the long-standing backlog, this legislative intervention is not only appropriate and opportune, but also crucial.