Council of Legal Education, on Friday, released the list of 114 universities approved to run law programmes in Nigeria.
The council, in a circular issued on Friday, said only the listed universities are authorised to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in the country.
The circular, signed by the council’s Secretary and Director of Administration, Aderonke Osho, warned that any university running a law programme without approval would face sanctions.
The council said students admitted into unapproved law programmes would not be eligible 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.
The council added that it would continue to update the list in line with its mandate to regulate legal education in Nigeria.
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
58. Maduka University, Enugu State
59. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
60. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State
61. McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State
62. Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
63. Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State
64. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
65. Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
66. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
67. Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia state.
68. Nile University, Abuja
69. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
70. North-Eastern University, Gombe State
71. Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
72. Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State.
73. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
74. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
75. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
76. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
77. Peter University, Achina/Onnch, Anambra State
78. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
79. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
80. 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)
81. Prime University, Abuja, FCT
82. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
83. Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
84. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
85. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State
86. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State (formerly Benue State University)
87. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
88. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
89. Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State
90. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
91. Skyline University, Kano, Kano State
92. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
93. Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
94. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State
95. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
96. University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
97. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
98. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
99. University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
100. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
101. University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
102. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
103. University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
104. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
105. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
106. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
107. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
108. University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
109. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
110. Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
111. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
112. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State
The Council of Legal Education is the statutory body responsible for the professional training and regulation of aspiring lawyers in Nigeria.
Established under the Legal Education Act, it oversees the Nigerian Law School and ensures that legal education standards are maintained across the country.
