Law School Records 72.7% Pass in August 2017 Exams

Alex Enumah in Abuja

The Nigerian Law School yesterday disclosed that 72. 7 per cent of the students who sat for its final examination held in August 2017 passed with 29 of them graduating with first class.

Announcing the release of the summary of the final examination results through a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja, Chinedu Ukekwe said that a total of 5,891 students participated in the examinations, while 4,285 were successful.

According to him, candidates with conditional Pass were 334 while 1,272 failed. “29 students were graded First Class, 211 Second Class Upper, 1,046 made Second Class Lower, 2,999 accounted for Pass, while 334 came out with conditional Pass.”

However, further breakdown of the results showed that candidates with Pass accounted for 72.7 per cent, those with conditional Pass represented 5. 7 per cent, while those who failed were 21.6 per cent.
According to the statement, the ‘Call to the Bar’ ceremony for the successful candidates will hold on Nov. 28 and 29 in Abuja.