The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released an updated list of 117 universities approved to offer Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programmes in Nigeria, warning prospective students against enrolling in institutions that lack accreditation to run law programmes.

The updated list was published in a public notice shared on the council’s official Facebook page on Thursday. The notice, signed by the Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, Aderonke Osho, stated that graduates of universities operating unapproved law programmes would not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.

According to the council, students admitted into law programmes that have not received accreditation from the CLE will be barred from proceeding to the Nigerian Law School, a mandatory requirement for law graduates seeking to qualify for legal practice in Nigeria.

The council further cautioned universities against admitting students into law programmes without obtaining the necessary approval, noting that such actions violate the regulations governing legal education in the country and could attract sanctions under existing laws and policies.

The CLE explained that the publication of the updated list is intended to guide prospective students, parents, guardians and other stakeholders in making informed decisions regarding admission into law programmes.

As the statutory body responsible for regulating legal education and overseeing the Nigerian Law School, the Council of Legal Education accredits universities offering law programmes and ensures compliance with established standards for legal training. Established under the Legal Education (Consolidation) Act, the council also supervises the practical legal training required before graduates are called to the Nigerian Bar.

List of 117 Universities Approved to Offer Law Programmes

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, Akpabuyo (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 (admission moratorium from 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 session)

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, Igbariam, Anambra State

31. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, 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, Kiagbodo, 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, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State

40. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, 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, Uturu, Abia State

49. Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State

50. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State

51. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State

52. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State

53. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State

54. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State

55. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State

56. Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State

57. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State

58. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State (admission moratorium from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028 session)

59. Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State

60. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State

61. Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, Enugu State

62. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT

63. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State

64. McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State

65. Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State

66. Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State

67. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State

68. Newgate University, Minna, Niger State

69. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State

70. Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia State

71. Nile University, Abuja

72. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

73. North-Eastern University, Gombe State

74. Yusuf Maitama Sule University (Northwest University), Kano State

75. Northwest University, Kalambaina, Sokoto State

76. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State

77. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

78. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

79. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State

80. Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State

81. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT

82. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State

83. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State (admission moratorium from 2024/2025 to 2025/2026 session)

84. Prime University, Kuje, FCT

85. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State

86. Rayhaan University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State

87. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State

88. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State

89. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State

90. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

91. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State

92. Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State

93. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State

94. Skyline University, Kano, Kano State

95. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State

96. Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State

97. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State

98. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State

99. University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT

100. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State

101. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State

102. University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State

103. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State

104. University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State

105. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State

106. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State

107. University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State

108. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State

109. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State

110. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

111. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

112. University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State

113. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State

114. Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja

115. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State

116. Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State

117. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State