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The Council of Legal Education has announced that 983 candidates failed the May 2026 Bar Final (Resit) Examination, representing 54.7 per cent of the 1,955 candidates who sat for the examination. The results were approved at the council’s Third Quarter Hybrid Meeting held on August 13, 2026.
According to the council, 885 candidates passed, while 55 obtained conditional passes. Another 32 candidates were absent and the results of 19 others were withheld. Overall, only 45.3 per cent of those who sat for the examination met the prescribed pass mark.
The latest result comes months after the council reported a 79.1 per cent pass rate in the December 2025 Bar Final Examination. Successful candidates from the resit will proceed with the required processes for admission to the Nigerian Bar, while those who failed will have to follow the council’s prescribed procedures for another attempt.
