Updated List of Universities Approved to Study Law in Nigeria (2026 Official List)

Updated List of Universities Approved to Study Law in Nigeria (2026 Official List): The Council of Legal Education has officially released the updated list of 114 universities approved to run law programmes in Nigeria.

According to a circular issued on Friday, only the universities listed by the council have the legal authority to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme across the country.

The circular, which was signed by the Secretary and Director of Administration of the council, Aderonke Osho, clearly stated that any institution operating a law programme without approval from the Council of Legal Education is acting outside the regulations guiding legal education in Nigeria.

The council warned that universities running unapproved law programmes will face sanctions in accordance with established rules. It also explained that students who gain admission into such unapproved programmes will not be considered eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.

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The statement further explained that any university admitting students into a law programme without proper approval is violating the provisions that regulate legal education in Nigeria and will be subjected to appropriate disciplinary measures.

In addition, the council stated that the list of approved universities will continue to be reviewed and updated from time to time as part of its responsibility to supervise and maintain standards in legal education nationwide.

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Full List of Universities Approved to Run Law Programmes in Nigeria

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
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 (Calabar), 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 (Moratorium on admission for three years from 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 session)
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
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 (Moratorium on admission for five years from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028 session)
Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
Maduka University, 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 (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
Northwest University, Kalambaina, Sokoto State
Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil (Moratorium on admission for two years from 2024/2025 to 2025/2026 session)
Prime University, Abuja, 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
Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State.

The Council of Legal Education serves as the statutory body responsible for the professional training and regulation of aspiring lawyers in Nigeria. Established under the Legal Education Act, the council supervises the Nigerian Law School and ensures that approved institutions maintain the required standards for legal education across the country. So at least for the academic session 2026/2027 this list serves as a directives to all candidates in Nigeria that wants to apply for law in the University.

The the official memo posted: