S enior lawyers clashed on Monday over a proposal to abolish the Nigerian Law School during the 2026 Legal Education Summit hosted by the Nigerian Bar Association. According to a report by Punch Newspaper, Prof. Uchefula Chukwumaeze, SAN, Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, said the Law School has outlived its purpose. He urged the Council of Legal Education to stop running it and focus only on setting standards for admission to the Bar. Citing the US and UK models, Chukwumaeze said universities should handle training while professional bodies manage accreditation and examinations. He proposed transferring training to accredited university law faculties through a seven-year program: five years of study, one year for Bar Part 2, and one year of internship. The Council would conduct the final Bar exams, similar to WAEC and NECO. He also called for removing the mandatory Literature in English requirement and fixed JAMB subject combinations. Candidates would need credits in English an...