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List of Approved Faculties of Law in Nigeria

Get to see the complete List of Approved Faculties of Law in Nigeria. This comprehensive information is important for every law student. The Council of Legal Education is the governing body for the Nigerian Law School, which all lawyers in Nigeria must attend.

It also establishes the procedures to be followed by individuals who have obtained a university degree in law from a foreign institution and wish to practice as lawyers in Nigeria.

Following the passage of the Legal Education Act in 1962, the Nigerian Law School and the Council of Legal Education were established to ensure that prospective members of the judiciary studied Nigerian customary law.

See also: Nigerian Law School Campuses and List of Universities in Nigeria & Courses Offered.

List of Law Schools in Nigeria that are Accredited in FEDERAL Universities

S/N UNIVERSITIES STATUS APPROVED QUOTA
1 UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN Provisional accreditation 150
2 UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS Full accreditation 270
3 UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA Provisional accreditation 220
4 UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI Provisional accreditation 200
5 UNIVERSITY OF BENIN Provisional accreditation 180
6 UNIVERSITY OF JOS Provisional accreditation 170
7 UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR Provisional accreditation 170
8 UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN Provisional accreditation 150
9 UNIVERSITY OF UYO Provisional accreditation 150
10 OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 250
11 BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO Provisional accreditation 220
12 USMANU DAN FODIO UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 80
13 AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 280
14 UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA Accreditation Suspended NIL
15 NNAMDI AZIKWE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 180
16 UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT Approval to commence 50

IN STATE UNIVERSITY

S/N UNIVERSITIES STATUS APPROVED QUOTA
1 ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 50
2 EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY interim accreditation 150
3 EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 60
4 ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY Interim accreditation « 130
5 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 120
6 ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECH Provisional accreditation 100
7 KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 60
8 RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 250
9 NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 40
10 AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 120
11 OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 170
12 OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY Interim accreditation 50
13 BUKAR ABBA IBRAHIM UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
14 UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA UNIVESITY Approval to commence 50
15 IMO STATE UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 100
16 BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
17 CHUKWUEMEKA ODIMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY Interim accreditation 100
18 LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY Accreditation Suspended NIL
19 BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY Accreditation Suspended NIL
20 NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 80

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

S/N UNIVERSITIES STATUS APPROVED QUOTA
1 IGB1NEDION UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 100
2 AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 180
3 CRESCENT UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
4 BABCOCK UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 100
5 BAZE UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
6 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA Approval to commence 50
7 BOWEN UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation 50
8 BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY Interim accreditation 60
9 NIGERIAN TURKISH NILE UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
10 JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
11 AL-HIKMAH UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
12 LEADCITY UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
13 AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
14 EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
15 MADONNA UNIVERSITY Provisional accreditation (subject to Council’s approval) 50
16 ELIZADE UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
17 SALEM UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
18 GREGORY UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50
19 EDO UNIVERSITY Approval to commence 50

Terminology elucidation:

Full Accreditation: indicates that the faculty has met all of the Council’s requirements.
Provisional Accreditation: indicates that the faculty has met the Council’s requirements in large part.
Accreditation suspended: The Council of Legal Education has suspended the faculty of Law’s accreditation.
Undergoing Accreditation: indicates that the University’s application to begin Law is being considered, but has not yet been approved for admission of students to the Law Faculty.
Interim Accreditation: This means that the Council of Legal Education has approved the start of the Law Faculty, subject to further accreditation.

Important Information Regarding Admission To The Nigerian Law School.

The information on this page covers List of Approved Faculties of Law in Nigeria. For the avoidance of doubt, any study of law by correspondence, part-time, or in a setting other than a traditional full-time study in a University is not recognized by the Council of Legal Education and the Board of Study for admission to the Nigerian Law School and entry into the Legal profession.

The Open University’s law program is not recognized.

Please take note, the general public, parents, and students.

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