The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released an updated list of 122 universities approved to admit law students in Nigeria, warning prospective students and parents to check a university’s status before accepting admission. Students who enrol for an LL.B degree at an institution without CLE approval risk being denied entry into the Nigerian Law School after graduation.
The list, current as of August 2026, covers federal, state and private universities across Nigeria. It comes as thousands of candidates prepare for university admissions and make decisions about courses and institutions.
In a public notice dated 14 August 2026, the Council said only institutions accredited by it were authorised to admit students into Bachelor of Laws, or LL.B, programmes.
The LL.B is the university law degree normally completed before a graduate proceeds to the Nigerian Law School for professional training.
The Council warned that students admitted to law programmes without its approval would not be eligible for admission to the Law School. Universities that ignore the requirement could also face sanctions. The notice was signed by Aderonke O. Osho, Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration.
Three universities face admission restrictions
Prospective students should not assume that every institution appearing on the 122-university list can currently admit new law students without restriction.
Three institutions are listed with moratoriums on admission, meaning the Council has temporarily stopped them from admitting new students into their LL.B programmes for specified academic sessions.
Baze University in Abuja has a three-year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 academic sessions.
Lead City University in Ibadan faces a five-year restriction from the 2023/2024 session through 2027/2028.
The Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, Kano State, is also listed with a two-year moratorium covering the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 sessions.
Candidates considering any of the three institutions should therefore check the applicable academic session and obtain current confirmation before accepting a law admission.
The warning is particularly important because securing a place through JAMB or meeting a university’s UTME requirements does not by itself establish that a law programme has professional approval from the Council of Legal Education.
Full list of 122 universities approved for Law
- 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
- Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
- Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
- Bayero University, Kano
- Baze University, Abuja — subject to the stated admission moratorium
- 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, 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 — subject to the stated admission moratorium
- Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State
- Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
- Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, Enugu State
- Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja
- Maryam Abacha American University, Kano
- 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
- Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
- Philomath University, Abuja
- Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
- Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State — subject to the stated admission moratorium
- Prime University, Kuje, Abuja
- 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
- 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
- University of Abuja, Abuja
- 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
- Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto
- Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
- Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State.
What prospective students should do
Parents and candidates should verify a university’s CLE status before paying acceptance fees or beginning an LL.B programme.
They should also distinguish between general university approval and professional accreditation for Law. Nigeria’s higher education system has different regulatory bodies, and professional courses can require additional approval from the relevant professional regulator.
The Council said the 122-institution list would continue to be updated when necessary as part of its responsibility for regulating legal education.
For students already navigating the admission process, New Daily Prime has also published a guide explaining how UTME candidates can check admission lists.
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