The faculty of law at Prime University Abuja is dedicated to providing students with a robust education in principles and practices. The faculty offers a comprehensive in law programs, that focuses on developing the technical skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in today's fast-paced technological environment. The faculty aims to produce graduates who are not only technically proficient but also ethical, innovative, and aware of the broader societal impact of technology. By combining theoretical foundations with practical applications, the faculty of law prepares students to face the challenges of the modern legal issues.
To develop, and become, a faculty with the highest standards of legal education and training in Nigeria.
The mission of the Faculty of Law is to:
– Provide academic and professional manpower in the legal profession that will compete favorably with the best trained in the world.
– Provide legal training to, and preparation of, our graduates for eventual admission into the Nigerian Law School for final training as lawyers and admission to the Nigerian Bar.
Conduct of relevant and meaningful research in Law and related disciplines and the publication of such research in journal/publications and in on-line legal portals for the benefit of the society.
– Provide incorporation of ICT into teaching, learning and researching the Law
– Developing legal and institutional frameworks for these emergent areas
– Provide periodical re-evaluation of the above objectives and the academic contents of courses taught at different levels of our study chain to ensure that our academic outputs meet with the relevant needs of the society.
The Faculty of Law is founded on the conviction that legal education must produce graduates who possess a sound understanding of the role, relevance, and transformative power of law in contemporary Nigeria and the global community. The law is not viewed merely as a body of rules, but as a dynamic instrument for social order, justice, accountability, and sustainable development.
The Faculty adopts an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to legal education. Students are required to take selected courses from other Faculties, particularly the Faculty of Social Sciences, in order to deepen their understanding of the social, political, economic, and cultural contexts within which law operates. This structure ensures that legal training is enriched by broader intellectual engagement.
In addition, all students are required to register for and pass courses offered by the Faculty of General Studies. In line with the minimum academic standards of the National Universities Commission (NUC), students must also undertake courses in computer studies and related skills. These requirements are designed to equip graduates with the technological competence and general knowledge necessary for effective practice in the modern world.
The Faculty rejects a narrow or mechanical conception of legal education. Instead, it seeks to cultivate in students critical reasoning, ethical awareness, intellectual independence, and a deep appreciation of human nature and societal structures. Legal education is therefore intended not only to prepare students for membership of the legal profession, but also to develop socially responsible citizens capable of contributing meaningfully to national development.
Aims and Objectives
The Faculty aims to:
– Provide high-quality legal education grounded in both theory and practice.
– Prepare students for admission into the legal profession.
– Develop graduates who are intellectually rigorous, ethically grounded, and socially conscious.
– Equip students with analytical, research, advocacy, and problem-solving skills.
– Expose students to contemporary legal developments and global advancements across all sectors of human endeavour.
– Foster an understanding of the theoretical and practical functioning of society and legal institutions.
Motto
The Motto of the Prime University is “Incubating the future”. This reflects the dedication to providing career orientation that will enable students to graduate as prepared statesmen.
Introduction: Establishment of the Faculty
The faculty was amongst the first to be established when the University effectively took off. The faculty opened its doors to students by commencing academic activities in the 2024/2025 session leading to the Award of LL.B. degree in Common Law and LL.B. Common and Islamic Law combined. The idea of establishing the faculty was to meet and bridge the gap in the ever-increasing demand for legal education in the country.
The Law programme is intended to produce lawyers who would be able to deploy the knowledge acquired and skills learnt towards the resolution of complex issues in fields as diverse as they exist in the social, economic and political spheres of the society. Law, in this context, should be seen and utilized as a tool for the resolution of the multi-faceted conflicts inherent in human existence. Thus, the training in the Law programme is specifically aimed at producing lawyers whose level of education would equip them properly to serve as advisers to governments and their agencies, companies, business firms, associations, individuals and families, etc., who all work within established legal frameworks and must, at one time or the other, require experts in the law to guide their activities and/or relationships. Our law graduates are expected to provide such service.
In Nigeria, like in many other countries, there is an abundance of opportunities for people with law background. However, given the intense competition in the job market, a good lawyer degree may be necessary but not sufficient for employment. In addition to a good degree, employers are increasingly requiring candidates to demonstrate employability skills such as communication and teamwork, organization and management, critical thinking, leadership, and self-management. The courses in this programme have been tailored to help develop and enhance acquisition of these skills by graduates of the programme.
Among the 21st Century skills for the programme are:
The Law Students’ Association (LAWSA)
Membership of the LAWSA is compulsory. Students must pay the required dues and are expected to participate fully in the activities of the Association. The LAWSA is required to make periodic report of its activities to the Dean through its Staff Adviser.
Extra-Curricular Activities
The LAWSA also organizes the Annual Law Week where seminars, special lectures on legal and other cultural and social activities are held.
Mode Of Dressing/Dress Code
It is compulsory for students of the faculty to comply with the dress code as approved by the Council of Legal Education. In that respect, men must wear black or navy-blue suit and trousers with white shirt, black tie, black socks and black shoe to match. A white shirt and a black trouser and a black tie with black shoe may be accepted. Ladies are to wear black or navy-blue suit and skirt with a white shirt or cammissor and a black shoe to match. A white shirt/cammissor and black skirt with black shoe may be accepted. Traditional dresses are allowed only on Fridays and must be complete.
A student that fails to comply with the dress code shall be prevented from attending lectures by the Lecturer in charge of a particular course.
If the student persists in the default, the conduct shall be reported in writing to the Dean of the Faculty, who may issue a written warning to the student.
Where a student persists in the default after the written warning, the Dean shall report such conduct to the Vice-Chancellor for necessary action by the University Students’ Disciplinary Committee.
The faculty currently runs two programmes. The programmes are:
The basic qualification for admission into Law in Nigerian Universities include the possession of both English Language and Literature in English in addition to at least three (3) other credits which must include mathematics obtained at the Senior School Certificate or GCE ‘O’ Level or any other equivalent examination like NECO. These results must not have been obtained in more than two (2) sittings. The candidate must also have an acceptable score in the University Matriculation Examination (JAMB UME).
For candidates seeking admissions through the Direct Entry mode, they must, in addition to possessing ‘O’ Level results such as above, possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any course with preference given to courses in Humanities or acceptable ‘A’ Level grade points in the Interim Joint Matriculation Board Examination (IJMB). Also, candidates who possess Diploma in Law certificates at the Upper Credit or above levels from recognized universities may be considered for admission.
Both categories of candidates must sit for and pass the post UTME Screening Exercise of the University for admission.
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Professor Moussa Mahamat Boukar is a globally accomplished scholar of Computer Science. He was formerly the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Director of Distance Learning and Partnership Programs at Nile University Abuja. During his twelve year stint at Nile University, he also held several other major academic and administrative portfolios with considerable capacity and diligence. A citizen of Chad Republic, Nigeria’s sister neighbour to the north eastern flank, Professor Boukar is one of Africa’s leading scholars of Computer Science. An eminently renowned researcher and administrator, he served in many other top leadership positions in various institutions and organizations around the world.
His education traverses North America, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from International Black Sea University, Georgia, an MSc from International Ala-Too University, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Professor Boukar has authored over 70 research papers published in leading international journals indexed by Scopus and SCI, and has written two influential books. His award-winning research has been presented at 45 international conferences, which earned him 23 prestigious recognitions for its groundbreaking record.
Professor Boukar joins Prime University at a critical juncture in the institution’s foundation years. He is poised to provide the needed leadership, direction and guidance, which are critical in propelling the university towards realising it’s vision of preparing global citizens, who would graduate as professionals, statesmen and business leaders.
His leadership era at Prime University is being anchored on five strategic goals namely: 1. The pursuit of Academic Excellence, 2. Driving Innovation and Research, 3. Propelling Students Enrollment and Institutional Growth, 4. Offering Ethical and Inclusive Leadership as well as 5. Strategic Collaboration and Global Visibility. In achieving these institutional goals, Professor Boukar said he will “continually LISTEN, cautiously LEARN and painstakingly LEAD, which he strongly believes are the three key and mutually inclusive success factors in any competitive and sustainable institutional or organisational stewardship.
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