The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released the updated list of universities authorised to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme for the 2026/2027 academic session, while warning prospective students against enrolling in unaccredited institutions.
In a public notice dated 14 August 2026, the Council reiterated that only universities on its approved list are permitted to run law programmes in Nigeria. Students who gain admission into unaccredited law faculties will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School — a mandatory requirement for call to the Bar.
The Council, which regulates legal education in Nigeria under the Legal Education (Consolidation) Act, cautioned that any university admitting students into a law programme without its approval is acting contrary to extant regulations and will face “appropriate sanctions”.
“The Council of Legal Education hereby informs the general public, prospective students, parents, guardians, and other stakeholders that only universities accredited by the Council of Legal Education are authorised to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Nigeria.”
The notice, signed by Aderonke O. Osho, Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, also stated that the list would be updated periodically in line with the Council’s statutory mandate
Moratorium on Admissions: Three Universities Restricted
The Council also identified three universities currently under a moratorium on law admissions. These institutions are not permitted to admit new students into their LL.B programmes for specified periods:
- Baze University, Abuja – three‑year moratorium (2023/2024 to 2025/2026 sessions)
- Lead City University, Ibadan – five‑year moratorium (2023/2024 to 2027/2028 sessions)
- Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil – two‑year moratorium (2024/2025 to 2025/2026 sessions
The Council said these restrictions were approved by its governing body and are intended to ensure compliance with quality standards in legal education
Full List of 122 CLE‑Approved Universities for LL.B Programmes
Below is the complete list of universities accredited by the Council of Legal Education as at August 2026:
- 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 (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: 2023/2024 – 2025/2026)
- 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 (moratorium: 2023/2024 – 2027/2028)
- 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), Kano State
- 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: 2024/2025 – 2025/2026)
- Prime University, Kuje, FCT 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, 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
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State
Why Accreditation Matters
The CLE’s warning is particularly significant because graduation from an unaccredited law programme renders a student ineligible for the Nigerian Law School, which is the final gateway to legal practice in Nigeria.
The Council has consistently advised prospective students and their families to verify the accreditation status of any university before seeking admission into an LL.B programme.
The list of approved institutions is expected to be updated periodically as the Council continues its oversight of legal education across the country
Sources: Council of Legal Education public notice (14 August 2026); Punch Newspapers; The Abuja Inquirer; Premium Times; TheCable.