CLE Releases Fresh List of Approved Universities for Law Programme

The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has announced a revised list of universities authorized to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme across Nigeria, placing the total number at 117 accredited institutions.

In a public notice released on Thursday, the council cautioned prospective law students to confirm the approval status of any institution before seeking admission, stressing that studying Law in an unaccredited university could jeopardize future eligibility for the Nigerian Law School.

The council emphasized that only graduates from approved Law faculties are eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School, which remains a mandatory requirement for qualification to practice as a legal practitioner in Nigeria.

According to the council, institutions operating Law programmes without approval violate existing regulatory standards governing legal education and may face disciplinary actions.

The council noted that the list serves as an official reference point for admission into Law programmes and is subject to periodic review.

Below are the 117 universities approved to offer 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. Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
13. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
14. American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
15. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
16. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
17. Arthur Jarvis University, Calabar, Cross River State
18. Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
19. Azman University, Kano, Kano State
20. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
21. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
22. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
23. Baze University, Abuja (under temporary admission suspension as stated by the council)
24. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State
25. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
26. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
27. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
28. Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
29. Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
30. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State
31. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Kogi State
32. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
33. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
34. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
35. Edwin Clark University, Delta State
36. Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State
37. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
38. El-Amin University, Minna, Niger State
39. Elizade University, Ondo State
40. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State
41. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
42. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
43. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
44. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
45. Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
46. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State
47. Gombe State University, Gombe State
48. Gregory University, Abia State
49. Hensard University, Bayelsa State
50. Ibrahim Babangida University, Niger State
51. Igbinedion University, Edo State
52. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
53. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Osun State
54. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State
55. Koladaisi University, Oyo State
56. Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
57. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
58. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State (with admission suspension noted for specified years)
59. Lux Mundi University, Abia State
60. Madonna University, Anambra State
61. Maduka University, Enugu State
62. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
63. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano State
64. McPherson University, Ogun State
65. Mewar International University, Nasarawa State
66. Modibbo Adama University, Adamawa State
67. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
68. Newgate University, Niger State
69. Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State
70. Nigerian-British University, Abia State
71. Nile University, Abuja, FCT
72. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
73. North-Eastern University, Gombe State
74. Northwest University, Kano State
75. Northwest University, Sokoto State
76. Novena University, Delta State
77. Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State
78. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State
79. Osun State University, Osun State
80. Peter University, Anambra State
81. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
82. Plateau State University, Plateau State
83. Nigeria Police Academy, Kano State (temporary admission restriction noted)
84. Prime University, Abuja, FCT
85. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Kogi State
86. Rayhaan University, Kebbi State
87. Redeemer’s University, Osun State
88. Renaissance University, Enugu State
89. Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Benue State
90. Rivers State University, Rivers State
91. Salem University, Kogi State
92. Sam Maris University, Ondo State
93. Shanahan University, Anambra State
94. Skyline University, Kano State
95. Taraba State University, Taraba State
96. Thomas Adewumi University, Kwara State
97. Topfaith University, Akwa Ibom State
98. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina State
99. University of Abuja, FCT
100. University of Benin, Edo State
101. University of Calabar, Cross River State
102. University of Delta, Delta State
103. University of Ibadan, Oyo State
104. University of Ilesa, Osun State
105. University of Ilorin, Kwara State
106. University of Jos, Plateau State
107. University of Lagos, Lagos State
108. University of Maiduguri, Borno State
109. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
110. University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State
111. University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
112. University on the Niger, Anambra State
113. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto State
114. Veritas University, Abuja
115. Wesley University, Ondo State
116. Western Delta University, Delta State
117. Yobe State University, Yobe State

The council advised candidates to always verify approval status before accepting admission into any Law programme in Nigeria to avoid future disqualification from the Nigerian Law School.