COUNCIL NAMES 122 UNIVERSITIES APPROVED TO OFFER LAW IN NIGERIA (FULL LIST)

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The Council of Legal Education has released its list of universities approved to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Nigeria as of August 2026.

The Council also warned prospective students against enrolling in unaccredited institutions, stressing that only universities accredited by it are authorised to admit students into the LL.B. program.

It added that students admitted into unapproved Law programmes would not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.

In a public notice issued on Monday and dated August 14, 2026, the Council said any university admitting students into a Law programme without its approval would be acting contrary to the provisions regulating legal education in Nigeria and could face sanctions.

“The Council of Legal Education hereby informs the general public, prospective students, parents, guardians, and other stakeholders that only universities accredited by the Council of Legal Education are authorised to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Nigeria,” the notice stated.

It added, “Furthermore, students admitted into Law programmes in universities that are not accredited by the Council of Legal Education will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.”

Nigerian Law School graduates during a Call to Bar ceremony | Council

The Council said the list was published “for the guidance of the public” and would be updated as necessary in line with its statutory mandate to regulate legal education in Nigeria.

The notice was signed by Aderonke O. Osho, Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration.

Meanwhile, the list includes universities currently under a moratorium on admission, meaning they are not permitted to admit new students into their LL.B. programs during the periods specified by the Council.

Baze University, Abuja, is listed under a three-year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 academic sessions, while Lead City University, Ibadan, has a five-year moratorium running from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028.

The Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, is also subject to a two-year moratorium covering the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.

The Council said the restrictions were approved by its governing body.

Full list of approved universities

  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. Akwa-Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State
  11. Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
  12. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
  13. Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
  14. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
  15. Amadeus University, Amazi, Abia State
  16. American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
  17. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
  18. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
  19. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo (Calabar), Cross River State
  20. Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
  21. Azman University, Kano, Kano State
  22. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
  23. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
  24. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
  25. Baze University, Abuja, FCT—Moratorium on admission for three years from 2023/2024 to 2025/2026, as approved by the Council
  26. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State
  27. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
  28. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
  29. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
  30. Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
  31. Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
  32. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State
  33. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State
  34. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
  35. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
  36. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
  37. Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
  38. Edo University, Iyamho (Uzairue), Edo State
  39. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
  40. El-Amin University, Minna, Niger State
  41. Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
  42. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State
  43. European University of Nigeria, Abuja
  44. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
  45. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
  46. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
  47. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
  48. Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
  49. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State
  50. Gombe State University, Gombe State
  51. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
  52. Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
  53. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
  54. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
  55. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
  56. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
  57. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State
  58. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
  59. Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
  60. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
  61. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State — Moratorium on admission for five years from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028, as approved by the Council
  62. Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State
  63. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
  64. Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, Enugu State
  65. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
  66. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State
  67. McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State
  68. Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
  69. Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State
  70. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
  71. Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
  72. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
  73. Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia State
  74. Nile University, Abuja
  75. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
  76. North-Eastern University, Gombe State
  77. Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
  78. Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State
  79. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
  80. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
  81. Oduduwa University, Ipetu-Modu, Osun State
  82. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
  83. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
  84. Peaceland University, Enugu, Enugu State
  85. Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
  86. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
  87. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
  88. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State—Moratorium on admission for two years from 2024/2025 to 2025/2026, as approved by the Council
  89. Prime University, Kuje, FCT Abuja
  90. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
  91. Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
  92. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
  93. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State
  94. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State—formerly Benue State University
  95. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
  96. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
  97. Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State
  98. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
  99. Skyline University, Kano, Kano State
  100. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
  101. Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
  102. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State
  103. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
  104. University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
  105. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
  106. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
  107. University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
  108. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
  109. University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State
  110. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
  111. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
  112. University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
  113. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
  114. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
  115. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
  116. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
  117. University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
  118. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
  119. Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
  120. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
  121. Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
  122. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State

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