The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released an official list of 114 universities authorised to offer Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programmes in Nigeria.
In a circular issued on Friday and signed by Aderonke Osho, the Council’s Secretary and Director of Administration, CLE emphasised that only universities on the list are permitted to admit students into law programmes. Institutions running unapproved law courses risk sanctions, and students enrolled in such programmes will be ineligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.
“The public is further informed that any university that admits students into a law programme without the approval of the Council of Legal Education is acting contrary to the provisions regulating legal education in Nigeria and will be subject to appropriate sanctions,” the circular stated.
Among the approved universities are major federal institutions, including the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, University of Ilorin, University of Jos, University of Port Harcourt, and University of Abuja. The list also includes numerous state and private universities nationwide.
The Council noted some institutions currently face temporary restrictions on law admissions. Baze University in Abuja has a three-year moratorium from the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 academic sessions, Lead City University in Ibadan has a five-year moratorium from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028, while the Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil faces a two-year moratorium from 2024/2025 to 2025/2026.
Established under the Legal Education Act, the Council of Legal Education oversees professional training for aspiring lawyers in Nigeria, supervises the Nigerian Law School, and maintains standards for legal education nationwide. CLE said it will continue updating the list as part of its mandate.
Below is the full list of universities approved to run law programmes in Nigeria.
1. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
2. Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
3. Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State
4. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
5. Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
6. Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State
7. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
8. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
9. Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State
10. Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
11. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
12. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
13. American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
14. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
15. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
16. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo (Calabar), Cross River State
17. Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
18. Azman University, Kano, Kano State
19. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
20. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
21. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
22. Baze University, Abuja (Moratorium on admission for three (3) years with effect from 2023/2024 till 2025/2026 session as approved by the Council)
23. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State
24. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
25. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
26. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
27. Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
28. Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
29. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State
30. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State
31. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
32. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
33. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
34. Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
35. Edo University, Iyamho (Uzairue), Edo State
36. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
37. El-Amin University, Minna, Niger State
38. Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
39. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State
40. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
41. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
42. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
43. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
44. Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
45. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State
46. Gombe State University, Gombe State
47. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
48. Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
49. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
50. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
51. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
52. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
53. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State
54. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
55. Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
56. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
57. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State (Moratorium on admission for five (5) years with effect from 2023/2024 till 2027/2028 session as approved by the Council)
58. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
59. Maduka University, Enugu State
60. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
61. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State
62. McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State
63. Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
64. Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State
65. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
66. Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
67. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
68. Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia state.
69. Nile University, Abuja
70. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
71. North-Eastern University, Gombe State
72. Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
73. Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State.
74. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
75. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
76. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
77. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
78. Peter University, Achina/Onnch, Anambra State
79. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
80. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
81. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State (Moratorium on admission for two (2) years with effect from 2024/2025 till 2025/2026 session as approved by the Council)
82. Prime University, Abuja, FCT
83. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
84. Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
85. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
86. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State
87. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State (formerly Benue State University)
88. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
89. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
90. Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State
91. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
92. Skyline University, Kano, Kano State
93. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
94. Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
95. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State
96. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
97. University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
98. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
99. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
100. University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
101. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
102. University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State
103. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
104. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
105. University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
106. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
107. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
108. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
109. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
110. University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
111. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
112. Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
113. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
114. Yobe State
