Bingham University Resumes Law Admissions After One-Year Ban

ABUJA, Nigeria – Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, has secured approval to resume admissions into its Law programme for the 2026/2027 academic session after the Council of Legal Education (CLE) lifted a one-year restriction on enrolment.

The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Haruna Kuje Ayuba, announced the development on Saturday, November 14, 2026, during the institution’s seventh convocation ceremony. Ayuba said the university had already admitted students into the 100 Level of its Law programme, although Direct Entry admission into 200 Level remained excluded. He expressed appreciation to the Council of Legal Education for lifting the restriction, which followed alleged breaches of operational guidelines.

The Vice-Chancellor described the decision as an important step towards restoring the university’s capacity to train legal professionals. Beyond the admissions development, Ayuba announced an improved salary package for academic and non-academic staff, which took effect on November 1, 2026.

He said the new arrangement, known as the Bingham University Staff Enhanced Allowance (BHUSEA), was modelled on the 2025 Federal Government salary frameworks, including the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS).

According to him, the package is intended to improve staff welfare, attract qualified personnel and strengthen academic standards. The Vice-Chancellor also disclosed that the university’s Zankli Research Centre had secured $1.44 million in funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for research into tuberculosis diagnosis in Nigeria.

The project, titled “Impact Evaluation of Near Point-of-Care TB Diagnostics in Nigeria”, is scheduled to run from July 2026 to December 2027. Ayuba added that the university Senate had approved the conversion of the centre into the Zankli Research Institute to expand research activities and postgraduate training opportunities. A total of 1,895 graduates received certificates at the convocation ceremony, comprising 1,315 undergraduate and 580 postgraduate students.