Breaking: Nigerian Law School Releases Results of Final Bar Exams, Over 1,000 Fail
- The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has announced the results of the Bar Final Examination for December 2025
- The Nigerian Law School (NLS) said out of 7,602 candidates, 1,067 students failed the professional examination
- According to the legal council, the overall pass rate for the December 2025 Bar Final Exams stands at 79.1%
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FCT, Abuja - The Council of Legal Education, Nigerian Law School (CLE NLS) has announced the release of the results of the December 2025 Bar Final Examinations.
The legal council said a total of 7,602 candidates sat for the final bar examinations.
The Secretary to the Council & Director of Administration disclosed that over 1000 students failed the professional examination.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday, April 20, 2026, via its X handle @CLE_NLS.
According to the council, the overall pass rate stands at 79.1%.
The summary of the NLS final bar exam performance:
- First Class: 212
- Second Class Upper: 1,216
- Second Class Lower: 2,961
- Pass: 1,622
- Fail: 1,067
- Conditional Pass: 314
No fewer than 210 candidates were absent from the final bar examination.
The Council of Legal Education warmly congratulated all the successful candidates on this significant achievement.
It said the hard work, dedication, and perseverance of the candidates have yielded commendable results.
The Nigerian Law School said information regarding the screening process and the schedule for the Call to the Bar ceremony will be communicated to candidates via their individual portals on its website.
Reactions as Law School releases results of final bar exams
@olejemeelijah55
THE CLE should review its grading scheme. This grading is driving a lot of people into frustration. 4As, and 1B is a 2.2 ??? This is unfair. You can do better. Is this what education is all about?
@Kamoli__
@grok, what do you think? If First Class and Second Class Upper were the passing grades, what is the overall performance? Also, if they used a pass/fail system where a pass is first class, second class upper and lower, how many people would have passed?
@Jirry_Irrie
80% pass rate? What has the law school come to? No wonder there are so many lawyers out here who can’t conjure two words to make a coherent sentence.
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Source: Legit.ng
