The  Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, revealed that a total of 888 candidates failed the final bar examination conducted in November 2023.

Chiroma noted that 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the examination, revealing that 251 had first class.

He disclosed this at the Call to Bar ceremony held in Abuja, noting that;  “Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the Body of Benchers, I will be presenting at this Call to the Bar ceremonies a total of 4,412 candidates who were successful at the November 2023 Bar Final examinations as well as 14 candidates from previous Bar Final Examinations.

“I am happy to report on the good performance recorded by the candidates as seen in the Executive Summary below: Outstanding/General Performance.

“Total number of students who participated in the Examinations: 5,300.

“The Nigerian Law School is proudly happy to report that a total number of 251 candidates bagged first class grades in the last Bar final examination. This is indeed an outstanding, excellent performance and, of course, unprecedented.

“These figures translate to 83.3 per cent success at the Bar final examinations.”