The Senate on Tuesday approved the creation of six additional campuses of the Nigerian Law School by passing a bill that seeks to increase the number of Law School campuses in the country from six to twelve.
Law School currently has campuses located in Lagos (Southwest); Abuja (North Central); Yola, Adamawa State (Northeast); Kano (Northwest); Enugu (Southeast) and Yenegoa, Bayelsa State (South-South).
Following the adoption of the recommendation of Senator Opeyemi Bamidele led Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters considered the Bill.
The Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to amend the Legal Education (Consolidation, etc) Act by establishing the campuses for the Nigerian Law School, and for other related matters” was sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West).
See The New Locations
The locations for the new campuses as contained in the passed bill are;
Kabba Law School Campus, Kogi State (Northcentral);
Maiduguri Law School Campus, Borno State (Northeast);
Argungu Law School Campus, Kebbi State (Northwest),
Jos Law School Campus, Plateau State (North Central);
Okija Law School Campus, Anambra State (Southeast);
Orogun Law School Campus, Delta State (Southsouth) and Ifaki Law School Campus, Ekiti State (Southwest).
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