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.