A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has dragged the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) before a Federal High Court over its law degree programmes.
Opara, in a writ of summons filed by his counsel,
Nnenna Opara, argued that the law programme of NOUN has not conformed to
the minimum standards of law education
as set by the Nigerian Law School (NLS)’s Council of Legal Education (CLE) which stipulates that “law must be studied on a full time basis and not on part time or by correspondence.”
as set by the Nigerian Law School (NLS)’s Council of Legal Education (CLE) which stipulates that “law must be studied on a full time basis and not on part time or by correspondence.”
According to him, NOUN “deceived and lured innocent Nigerians to believe that NOUN was duly accredited to offer law.”
Opara avers that he sponsored two persons to take the
NOUN programme before realizing that that the institution has no
approval to offer law, with the Nigerian Law School rejecting thousands
of the programme’s graduates with LL.B degrees.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the applicant to serve hearing notices on NOUN and the NUC.
The matter was adjourned to October 1 for hearing.
A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has dragged the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) before a Federal High Court over its law degree programmes.
Opara, in a writ of summons filed by his counsel,
Nnenna Opara, argued that the law programme of NOUN has not conformed to
the minimum standards of law education as set by the Nigerian Law
School (NLS)’s Council of Legal Education (CLE) which stipulates that
“law must be studied on a full time basis and not on part time or by
correspondence.”
According to him, NOUN “deceived and lured innocent Nigerians to believe that NOUN was duly accredited to offer law.”
Opara avers that he sponsored two persons to take the
NOUN programme before realizing that that the institution has no
approval to offer law, with the Nigerian Law School rejecting thousands
of the programme’s graduates with LL.B degrees.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the applicant to serve hearing notices on NOUN and the NUC.
The matter was adjourned to October 1 for hearing.
According to him, NOUN “deceived and lured innocent Nigerians to believe that NOUN was duly accredited to offer law.”
Opara avers that he sponsored two persons to take the
NOUN programme before realizing that that the institution has no
approval to offer law, with the Nigerian Law School rejecting thousands
of the programme’s graduates with LL.B degrees.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the applicant to serve hearing notices on NOUN and the NUC.
The matter was adjourned to October 1 for hearing.
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