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BREAKING: 114 Universities Approved To Offer Law Programmes In Nigeria.
The Council of Legal Education has published an official list of 114 universities authorised to offer law programmes in Nigeria.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
In a circular dated Friday, March 13, 2026, signed by the Council’s Secretary and Director of Administration, Aderonke Osho, the council stated that only the listed universities are permitted to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme.
The council warned institutions running law programmes without its approval to cease operations immediately, noting that such universities risk sanctions for violating legal education regulations.
“Any university admitting students into a law programme without the Council’s approval is acting contrary to the provisions regulating legal education in Nigeria and will face appropriate sanctions,” the circular said.
Prospective students and parents were urged to verify the approval status of any university before applying. The council clarified that students admitted into unapproved programmes would not be eligible for the Nigerian Law School, effectively barring them from the professional training required to practise law in Nigeria.
The list of approved universities will be reviewed and updated periodically to ensure compliance with the council’s mandate to regulate legal education nationwide. Institutions will continue to be monitored to maintain established standards. The council also stressed that the public should rely only on its official list when seeking admission to law faculties.
Below is the full list of the 114 universities authorised to run law programmes in Nigeria:
Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State
Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo (Calabar), Cross River State
Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
Azman University, Kano, Kano State
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
Baze University, Abuja (Moratorium on admission for three years from 2023/24 to 2025/26)
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State
Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State
Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State
Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
Edo University, Iyamho (Uzairue), Edo State
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
El-Amin University, Minna, Niger State
Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State
Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State
Gombe State University, Gombe State
Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State
Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
Lead City University, Ibadan (Moratorium on admission for five years from 2023/24 to 2027/28)
Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
Maduka University, Enugu State
Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State
McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State
Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State
Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia State
Nile University, Abuja, FCT
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
North-Eastern University, Gombe State
Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State
Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
Peter University, Achina/Onnch, Anambra State
Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State (Moratorium on admission for two years from 2024/25 to 2025/26)
Prime University, Abuja, FCT
Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State
Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State (formerly Benue State University)
Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State
Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
Skyline University, Kano, Kano State
Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
University of the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State
This updated list serves as the official reference for students seeking admission into law programmes across Nigeria.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced a ₦10 million financial incentive for every councillor who successfully delivers his political ward for President Bola Tinubu in the January presidential election.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Wike made the announcement on Monday while addressing political stakeholders, traditional rulers and other political actors in Kwali.
He explained that the initiative was part of a wider grassroots mobilisation strategy by the Rainbow Coalition to secure support for Tinubu ahead of the election.
The minister urged councillors to work with political leaders and mobilise voters in their respective wards, stressing that those who successfully deliver their wards would receive ₦10 million.
Wike said, “For the councillors, you have a task. I will hold a meeting with you again and I will now say the way I am going to mobilize you but I will give you a bet, like what is happening in the stars, it’s a competition.
“Anybody who delivers his ward, if you deliver your ward, that is what the Rainbow Coalition has decided to do as mobilization and support for Mr President.
“We have to start in the FCT. The Rainbow Coalition all over the federation, as a form of mobilization for Mr President to win this election, we are saying that any councillor that delivers his ward will come and take ₦10 million.
“We want to mobilize for Mr President. So, go to your wards, go and see your leaders. I know only you cannot do it but we are using you as instrumentality to your leaders. Go and meet your leaders and say, ‘Look, there is something that has come. We must not allow this thing to go. Let’s deliver our ward for Mr President’,” he urged.
Meanwhile, the FCT minister also addressed concerns about the welfare and remuneration of councillors in the territory.
The Chairman of the National Councillors Forum of Nigeria (FCT Chapter), Gambo Hamza, had raised concerns over their earnings, disclosing that councillors receive a monthly salary of ₦260,000.
Reacting, Wike described the amount as unacceptable and promised to engage the Permanent Secretary and relevant administrative offices to review their remuneration.
He also pledged to explore ways of addressing bureaucratic challenges affecting efforts to improve the welfare of councillors and strengthen local governance.
President Bola Tinubu has promised Nigerians safer communities, improved protection against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, as well as a more responsive police service if re-elected in 2027.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Tinubu made the pledge in the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 Presidential Election Manifesto, titled From Reform to Prosperity Agenda 2027–2031, obtained by The PUNCH.
The ruling party is scheduled to unveil the manifesto at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
As part of his proposed security reforms, Tinubu pledged to recruit an additional 28,000 military personnel and 50,000 police officers to strengthen the country’s security architecture and combat terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.
The President also promised to improve the safety of Nigerians in their homes, workplaces, schools, farms and commercial centres, while strengthening border security and ensuring citizens can live, work and travel without fear.
He said his administration would strengthen the Armed Forces and other security agencies, improve intelligence gathering and deploy modern technology to tackle insecurity across the country.
According to the manifesto, the proposed measures would prioritise the protection of farmers, schoolchildren, traders and other citizens through improved border surveillance, community policing and emergency response systems.
The document stated that between 2027 and 2031, the government would complete and equip four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, while recruiting and training the 28,000 additional military personnel already approved.
It also proposed sustained intelligence-led military operations against insurgent and kidnapping networks, alongside improved surrender, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for former combatants.
The APC further pledged to establish specialised zonal counter-terrorism units and strengthen security around schools, markets, places of worship and major transport routes.
The manifesto also outlined plans to expand peace-building, trauma support and deradicalisation programmes, as well as facilitate the safe return of internally displaced persons to their communities.
On policing, Tinubu promised to train and deploy 50,000 newly recruited officers and expand recruitment and tactical training towards achieving a police-to-citizen ratio of one officer to 400 people.
The proposed police reforms would also include digital record-keeping systems, body cameras for officers, geographic mapping tools, emergency response channels and modern forensic facilities to improve crime detection and prevention.
The document further proposed recruiting 30,150 personnel into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to take over static security duties from the police. It also promised to work with federal and state lawmakers, as well as governors, to establish a legal framework for accountable state and community policing.
Tinubu said his administration would introduce integrated security command systems to improve intelligence gathering, identify threats early and strengthen cooperation among security agencies.
The manifesto also proposed boosting local defence production through technology partnerships, including the manufacturing of ammunition, protective equipment, armoured vehicles and tactical drones.
Other planned measures include salary increases and improved welfare packages for security personnel, better housing, faster payment of insurance and pensions to families of fallen officers, and the rehabilitation of police barracks.
The APC candidate also pledged to modernise fire stations, strengthen maritime surveillance and cybersecurity, deploy drones for emergency response and enrol 95 per cent of Nigerians in the National Identity Database.
On border security, the manifesto proposed completing electronic surveillance coverage of mapped borders, expanding electronic gates and passenger-data systems, and strengthening patrols and intelligence-sharing.
It also promised wider deployment of Mining Marshals, Forest Guards and Agro-Rangers to protect mining locations, agricultural communities, grazing routes and forest reserves.
The document further outlined plans to implement the National Protection Policy and Strategy for Critical National Assets, with real-time surveillance of energy pipelines, electricity grids, railways, schools and health facilities.
Healthcare, economy and education
Beyond security, Tinubu’s manifesto contains several promises on healthcare, economic growth, housing, education and electricity.
Under the healthcare component, the President pledged to increase the proportion of functional primary healthcare centres nationwide from 53 per cent to 90 per cent by 2031.
He also promised to expand active health insurance coverage from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigerians, while reducing out-of-pocket healthcare spending from 71 per cent to below 50 per cent of total health expenditure.
The proposed healthcare reforms include upgrading secondary health facilities across local government areas, improving referral systems, expanding maternal and child healthcare programmes, and providing regular electricity to more health facilities through solar installations.
Tinubu also promised to extend the Maternal and Multiple Interventions in Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative (MAMII) for free emergency obstetric care from 172 local government areas to all 774 LGAs.
On the economy, the President pledged to achieve annual economic growth of six per cent, facilitate the construction of 200,000 affordable homes and sustain a downward trend in inflation and food prices by 2031.
The manifesto also outlines plans to recruit and train 20,000 additional teachers, reduce the number of out-of-school children, improve learning outcomes and expand electricity generation towards 10,000 megawatts.
Tinubu said his second term would focus on translating the economic reforms and foundations established during his first tenure into tangible improvements in the lives of Nigerians.
He added that the administration’s proposed prosperity agenda would extend to households, markets, farms and workplaces across the country.
On the expected outcomes by 2031, the manifesto listed safer communities, lower living costs, improved food security, reliable electricity, more jobs, higher incomes, quality education and accessible healthcare.
It also pledged to halve youth unemployment, expand access to affordable credit to half of all economically active Nigerians, reduce post-harvest losses and improve the movement of goods across states.
For education and healthcare, the document promised to halve the number of out-of-school children, deploy 20,000 additional teachers, expand health insurance coverage and ensure that at least 90 per cent of primary healthcare facilities are functional by 2031.
FC Porto youngster Rodrigo Mora has explained why he has no intention of taking over Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic number 7 shirt following the Portugal captain’s retirement from international football.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The 19-year-old, who recently shared the Portugal dressing room with Ronaldo, described it as a great privilege to have played alongside the former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward.
Ronaldo recently brought his international career to an end after years of representing Portugal, leaving behind the famous number 7 jersey.
However, Mora has ruled out wearing the shirt, insisting that he is comfortable with his current number 86.
According to Tribuna, the young midfielder described Ronaldo as a role model and praised his contributions to Portuguese football.
“I was extremely lucky to play with Cristiano and share the dressing room with him, as he is everyone’s role model.
“He has retired from international football, and Portugal thanks him greatly for everything he has given,” Mora said.
Asked whether he would like to take over Ronaldo’s number 7 shirt, the Porto youngster firmly dismissed the possibility.
“No, no, no, I don’t think about that, it is far too much for me, the number 86 suits me,” he added.
Ronaldo leaves behind an outstanding record with the Portuguese national team, having become the country’s all-time leading goalscorer.
The Al-Nassr forward also captained Portugal to victory at the 2016 European Championship and two UEFA Nations League titles.
Meanwhile, Mora, born in 2007, is regarded as one of the most promising young talents in Portuguese football. The attacking midfielder developed through Porto’s academy before gradually establishing himself in the club’s senior team.
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