The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released its updated list of 122 universities authorised to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Nigeria as of August 2026.
The Council also issued a warning to prospective students, parents and guardians against enrolling in Law programmes that have not received its accreditation.
According to the Council, only universities accredited by it are authorised to admit students into the LL.B programme. Students who enrol in an unapproved Law programme will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.
The notice, dated August 14, 2026, was signed by Aderonke O. Osho, Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration.
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The Council further warned that universities that admit students into unapproved Law programmes could face sanctions.
Three universities listed under admission moratorium
Although the updated list contains 122 approved universities, three institutions are specifically identified as being under moratorium on new Law admissions for specified academic sessions.
They are:
- Baze University, Abuja — three year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 sessions.
- Lead City University, Ibadan — five year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2027/2028 sessions.
- Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil — two year moratorium covering the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 sessions.
The Council said the restrictions were approved by its governing body.
Full list of the 122 approved universities
- 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
- Akwa-Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State
- Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
- Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Amadeus University, Amazi, Abia State
- American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
- Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
- Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
- Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, 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, FCT (moratorium on admission)
- 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
- European University of Nigeria, Abuja
- 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, Oyo State (moratorium on admission)
- Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State
- Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
- Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, 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
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
- North-Eastern University, Gombe State
- Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University)
- Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State
- Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
- Oduduwa University, Ipetu-Modu, Osun State
- Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
- Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
- Peaceland University, Enugu, Enugu State
- Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
- Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
- Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
- Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State (moratorium on admission)
- Prime University, Kuje, 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
- 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 on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
- Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
- Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State
The list covers federal, state and private universities across Nigeria. The Council said it would update the list when necessary in line with its statutory responsibility for regulating legal education.
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What prospective Law students should know
The announcement is particularly important for candidates considering Law admission for the 2026/2027 academic session. Being a university that offers Law is not, by itself, enough. Prospective students should confirm that the institution is currently authorised by the Council of Legal Education to admit LL.B students.
The Council’s warning is significant because admission into an unapproved Law programme can leave a student unable to proceed to the Nigerian Law School, regardless of the university’s other accreditations.
Prospective students should therefore verify the status of their preferred university before accepting admission or paying fees.
