Council of Legal Education announces 2025 December Bar Final examinations results

The Council of Legal Education hereby announces the release of the results of the December 2025 Bar Final Examinations. A total of Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Two (7,602) candidates sat for the examinations. The summary of the performance is as follows:

• First Class: 212
• Second Class Upper: 1,216
• Second Class Lower: 2,961
• Pass: 1,622
• Fail: 1,067
• Conditional Pass: 314
• Absent: 210

The overall pass rate stands at 79.1%.

The Council of Legal Education warmly congratulates all successful candidates on this significant achievement. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have yielded commendable results.

Information regarding the screening process and the schedule for the Call to the Bar ceremony will be communicated to candidates via their individual portals on the Nigerian Law School website.