Full List: CLE Publishes Approved Universities List For Law Programmes

The Council of Legal Education has published a list of 114 universities authorised to run law programmes in Nigeria, warning institutions against admitting students into the Bachelor of Laws programme without its approval. The updated list was circulated as part of the council’s regulatory oversight of legal education and was also reflected in reports by multiple media platforms on Friday.

In the circular signed by Aderonke Osho, Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, the CLE said only universities on the approved list are permitted to admit students into the LL.B programme. It warned that any university running a law programme without approval would be acting contrary to the regulations governing legal education in the country and could face sanctions.

The council also cautioned prospective students, parents and guardians to verify the accreditation status of any university before applying to study law. According to the CLE, graduates of institutions that run unapproved law programmes will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School, effectively shutting them out of the professional qualification process.

“The public is further informed that any university that admits students into a Law programme without the approval of the Council of Legal Education is acting contrary to the provisions regulating legal education in Nigeria and will be subject to appropriate sanctions in accordance with extant regulations and policy,” the circular stated.

The release comes amid heightened scrutiny of law admissions following recent concerns over institutions offering the programme without proper approval. By publishing the updated list, the council is seeking to provide clarity to admission seekers and reinforce standards in legal training across the country. The CLE added that the list would be updated periodically in line with its statutory mandate to regulate legal education in Nigeria.

The approved institutions include public and private universities across the federation, although some listed schools remain under temporary admission moratoriums already announced by the council. Those include Baze University, Lead City University, and the Nigeria Police Academy, which were listed with restrictions on fresh admissions for specified sessions.

The 114 Approved Universities by CLE:

1. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
2. Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
3. Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State
4. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
5. Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
6. Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State
7. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
8. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
9. Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State
10. Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
11. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
12. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
13. American University Of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
14. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
15. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
16. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo (Calabar), Cross River State
17. Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
18. Azman University, Kano, Kano State
19. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
20. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
21. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
22. Baze University, Abuja
23. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State
24. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
25. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
26. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
27. Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
28. Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
29. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State
30. Confluence University Of Science And Technology, Osara, Kogi State
31. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
32. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
33. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
34. Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
35. Edo University, Iyamho (Uzairue), Edo State
36. Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
37. El-Amin University, Minna, Niger State
38. Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
39. Enugu State University Of Science And Technology, Agbani, Enugu State
40. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
41. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
42. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
43. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
44. Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
45. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State
46. Gombe State University, Gombe State
47. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
48. Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
49. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
50. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
51. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
52. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
53. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State
54. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
55. Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
56. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
57. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State
58. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
59. Maduka University, Enugu State
60. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
61. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State
62. McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State
63. Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
64. Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State
65. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
66. Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
67. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
68. Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia State
69. Nile University, Abuja
70. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
71. North-Eastern University, Gombe State
72. Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
73. Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State
74. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
75. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
76. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
77. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
78. Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
79. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
80. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
81. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
82. Prime University, Abuja, FCT
83. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
84. Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
85. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
86. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State
87. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State
88. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
89. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
90. Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State
91. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
92. Skyline University, Kano, Kano State
93. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
94. Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
95. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State
96. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
97. University Of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
98. University Of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
99. University Of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
100. University Of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
101. University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
102. University Of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State
103. University Of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
104. University Of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
105. University Of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
106. University Of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
107. University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
108. University Of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
109. University Of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
110. University On The Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
111. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
112. Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
113. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
114. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State