The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released an updated list of 117 universities approved to offer Law programmes in Nigeria, warning prospective students and their parents against seeking admission into institutions that lack the necessary accreditation.
In a public notice issued on Thursday and shared on the Council’s official Facebook page, the regulatory body cautioned that graduates of unaccredited Law programmes would not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.
The notice, signed by the Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, Mrs. Aderonke Osho, stressed that only graduates of Law programmes approved by the Council of Legal Education would be considered for admission into the Nigerian Law School. 
“Students admitted into Law programmes in universities that are not accredited by the Council of Legal Education will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School,” the statement said.
The Council further warned that universities admitting students into Law programmes without its approval are in violation of the regulations governing legal education in Nigeria and may face sanctions in line with existing laws and policies.
According to the notice, the Council has approved 117 universities across the country to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree programme.
In Nigeria, graduates of Law must undergo practical legal training at the Nigerian Law School and be called to the Bar before they can practise as legal practitioners.
The Council of Legal Education is the statutory body responsible for regulating legal education in Nigeria and supervising the Nigerian Law School. Established under the Legal Education (Consolidation) Act, the Council accredits universities offering Law programmes and ensures compliance with prescribed standards for legal training.
Among the institutions approved to offer the LL.B programme are:
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
Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun 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, 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 (currently under a three-year admission moratorium from the 2023/2024 to the 2025/2026 academic sessions as approved by the Council)
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
Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
The Council advised prospective students to verify the accreditation status of any university’s Law programme before accepting admission offers to avoid jeopardising their future legal careers.
