CLE unveils plan for 50th Anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Law School

Ahead of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Nigerian Law School, the Council of Legal Education (CLE) Anniversary Committee has revealed its programme of activities for the event.

In a public statement, the Chairman of the Publicity Sub-Committee, Emeka Obegolu, informed the Press, that plans are well underway, for the Golden celebration, which will take place in November.

According to him, the anniversary celebrations will open with a Novelty Football Match between the Bar and Bench at the Nigerian Law School in Bwari, Abuja on November 26th, 2013. While the ‘Finals of the intercampus football match of the Nigerian Law School will also be played on the same day.

“The Opening Ceremony will however take place the next day, Wednesday November 27th, at the Main Auditorium of the Nigerian Law School also in Abuja,” Obegolu stated.

Other events of the morning he said, will include the Presentation of Alumni Association and documentary on the Nigerian Law School, Launching of Endowment Fund for the Nigerian Law School, Book Launch and the 50th Anniversary Lecture: “Making the Blind Lady see: Law, Leadership and the Struggle for Justice in Nigeria.” This is considered one of the highpoints of the day.

Participants will head to the Thisday Dome, in the Central Business District of Abuja later that evening for Dinner and a Gala Night, where there will be Conferment of Honours on some eminent and distinguished legal practitioners. Awards are expected to go to the best three life time achievement sets of the Nigerian Law School, from1963 to date.

The Nigerian Law School was set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Legal Education Act of 1962. However, The School formally began operations in 1963 at No. 213A Igbosere road, Lagos.

The establishment of the Law School became necessary because of the need to have a Law School which will cure the deficiency in the training of Nigerians who obtained qualifications in Law abroad and to provide the much needed practical training to those aspiring to become Legal Practitioners in Nigeria.

As a result of growth and expansion, the school was moved to Victoria Island in 1969 and relocated to Abuja in 1997.

Also in 1997, the Federal Government approved the Council’s proposal to establish three campuses of the Law School in Lagos, Kano and Enugu, and even more recently in 2009 approved the establishment of two new campuses in Yola, Adamawa State and Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.