2025 UTME: JAMB Lists Universities Candidates Should Not Apply to Study Law, Gives Reason
- JAMB has listed eight universities where candidates would not be admitted to study law for the 2025/2026 academic session
- Two of the universities would not also be allowed to admit law students in the 2026/2027 academic calendars
- According to the examination board, the universities have been informed and prospective 2025 UTME candidates are to take notes
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has told the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates that they should not select some listed universities for their law programmes.
The examination board announced that it would not conduct law admissions for the listed universities because the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has suspended their law programmes for the 2025/2026 academic session.
Source: Twitter
The affected universities are:
| S/N | Names of University | State |
| 1 | Kwara State University, Malete | Ilorin |
| 2 | Bingham University, Karu | Nasarawa |
| 3 | Redeemers University, Ede | Osun |
| 4 | Western Delta University, Oghara | Delta |
| 5 | Taraba State University, Jalingo | Taraba |
| 6 | Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo | Cross River |
| 7 | Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike | Ebonyi |
| 8 | Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil | Kan |
JAMB noted that the affected universities have been informed that candidates seeking admission into their law programmes would not be approved for the 2025/2026 academic session.
According to the examination board, the law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano state, was suspended for two academic sessions. The sessions are 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 academic calendars.
JAMB explained that the decision was a result of the suspension of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programmes at the affected universities by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for the 2025/2026 academic session.
JAMB sends message to 2025 UTME candidates
This came weeks after JAMB directed its 2025 prospective candidates for the UTME and Direct Entry (DE) to obtain their National Identity Number (NIN) and new phone number before registering.
In a statement on its X page on Wednesday, January 15, the examination board assured prospective candidates that the registration process would soon be announced and that the registration details would soon be released.
JAMB recommends "The Lekki Headmaster"
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, JAMB said, 'The Lekki Headmaster' has been approved as the reading text for the Use of English.
Legit.ng reports that Kabir Alabi Garba, an arts and culture journalist, authors the Lekki Headmaster.
JAMB provided the update via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle ahead of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB introduces mock examination
Legit.ng earlier reported that underage students would sit for the 2025 UTME mock trial.
The JAMB registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, shared this update during a presentation at a stakeholder meeting. Oloyede explained the reason for the introduction of the 2025 UTME mock trial for underage candidates.
Oloyede disclosed that the registration fee for the 2025 UTME is N7,200 without the Mock exam and N8,200 with the Mock exam. The Direct Entry fee is N5,700, while the Trial Testing Mock (for underage candidates) costs N3,500.
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