“CLE Releases 117 Approved Law Faculties” — Council Warns Unaccredited Universities’ Law Graduates Will Not Enter Nigerian Law School

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June 4, 2026

The Council of Legal Education has released an updated list of universities approved to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws programme in Nigeria, warning that only institutions accredited by the Council are authorised to run LL.B programmes.

In a public notice dated June 3, 2026, and signed by the Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, Aderonke Osho, the Council said any university that admits students into a Law programme without its approval is acting contrary to the regulations governing legal education in Nigeria and will be subject to appropriate sanctions.

The Council further warned that students admitted into Law programmes in universities not accredited by the Council of Legal Education will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.

According to the notice, the publication is meant to guide prospective students, parents, guardians and other stakeholders seeking admission into Law programmes in Nigeria.

Below is the full list of approved universities:

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

117 Approved Law Faculties

The Council said it would continue to update the list as necessary in line with its statutory mandate to regulate legal education in Nigeria.

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