The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Justice Mahmud Mohammed on Tuesday in Abuja charged the 3,600 lawyers called to the Nigerian Bar to adhere strictly to the ethics of the legal profession.
The CJN urged the new wigs to exhibit the highest level of professional ethics and decorum adding that the legal profession was known for its sanctity, integrity, honesty, objectivity and respect for the rule of law.
The Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Olanrewaju Onadeko in his speech noted that out of the 3, 600 that were called to Bar, 5 came out with first class, 109 obtained second class upper grade, 418 were classified in the second lower division and 1, 422 attained the pass grade.
Onadeko added further that 1,953 obtained pass while 815 students failed the examinations out rightly, even though he said there was a rising level of focus and deligence among the students of the Nigerian Law School.
