A company or organization without laws is like a lecture room without a lecturer – anything and everything goes. But it is worse for a country as it will lead to chaos, crime, riot, instability. These will lead it to be a failed state. That is why one of the best institutions a country should have is its Law institution or Law school.
The Nigerian Law School is the educational institution set up by the Nigerian government to train and produce well qualified legal practitioners in Nigeria. One has to be registered in a Law School and graduate in order to become a lawyer or a legal practitioner.
For clarity, the Nigerian Law School is not meant for all Law graduates from a Nigerian university. It is only meant for those Law graduates with the intention of practicing Law as a profession. Below is a list of the different Law School campuses in Nigeria, their locations and dates of establishment.
The Yola campus of the Nigerian Law School was the sixth establishment in the country. It commenced operation in January of 2013. The Director-General of the Law School is Dr. Tahir Mamman.
Nigerian Law School Yenagoa was established in 2011. It is located in Agudama-Epie on the outskirts of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. The campus is well equipped with facilities as it has five standard classrooms, an ICT library equipped with over 260 computers, a world-class auditorium, and a clinical ward. The school started with 252 students.
The Kano campus of the Nigerian Law School was approved by the Council of Legal Education in 1999. It is located in Bagauda, Kano state. It is headed by Dr. N. Usman. The Law School has an educational environment that promotes both individual and group innovation. It also promotes practices that are aimed at improving the standard of the school. Its flourishing environment promotes interaction between students from various ethnic groups.
Agbani Law School is in Agbani road, Agbani, Enugu. It was established in 1962. The school was named after Augustine Nnamani, a former justice of the supreme court of Nigeria. It is one of the first campuses that was built in 1997 to accommodate the aspiring legal practitioners in the southeastern region of the country.
Nigerian Law School Lagos is one the prestigious Law Schools in Nigeria. It has graduated over 70,000 students. The school was founded and then moved to its current location today in 1969. Its sole mission is to prepare students for the challenges and rewards of a legal practitioner.
The Nigerian Law School Abuja was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act of 1962. It remained in Lagos from 1962 to December 1997 when it was relocated to Bwari in Abuja.