Prospective law students in Nigeria have been warned against enrolling in universities without accredited law programmes, as the Council of Legal Education has published an updated list of 117 institutions approved to run the Bachelor of Laws degree across the country.

The warning, contained in a public notice signed by the Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, Aderonke Osho, stated that graduates from unaccredited institutions would not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School, effectively barring them from being called to the Bar and practising law in Nigeria.

"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 notice read.

The council, which regulates legal education in Nigeria under the Legal Education (Consolidation) Act and supervises the Nigerian Law School, also warned that any university admitting students into law programmes without its approval violates governing regulations and risks sanctions in accordance with extant regulations and policy.

The notice, shared via the council's official Facebook page on Thursday, is intended to guide prospective students, parents and guardians seeking admission into law programmes nationwide.

Three institutions on the list are currently under admission moratoriums. Baze University, Abuja, is on a three year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 sessions. Lead City University, Ibadan, is barred from admitting law students for five years spanning 2023/2024 to 2027/2028. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, carries a two year moratorium covering 2024/2025 to 2025/2026.

The council stated that the list would be updated periodically in line with its statutory mandate to regulate legal education in Nigeria.

Full List of 117 Accredited Universities

  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. Aletheia University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State

  13. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State

  14. American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State

  15. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State

  16. Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State

  17. Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State

  18. Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State

  19. Azman University, Kano, Kano State

  20. Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State

  21. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State

  22. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State

  23. Baze University, Abuja (Moratorium on admission for three years, 2023/2024 till 2025/2026 session)

  24. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State

  25. Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State

  26. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State

  27. Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State

  28. Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State

  29. Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State

  30. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State

  31. Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State

  32. Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State

  33. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State

  34. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State

  35. Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State

  36. Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State

  37. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State

  38. El Amin University, Minna, Niger State

  39. Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State

  40. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State

  41. Federal University, Dutsin Ma, Katsina State

  42. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State

  43. Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State

  44. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State

  45. Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State

  46. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State

  47. Gombe State University, Gombe State

  48. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State

  49. Hensard University, Toru Orua, Bayelsa State

  50. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State

  51. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State

  52. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State

  53. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State

  54. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State

  55. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State

  56. Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State

  57. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State

  58. Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State (Moratorium on admission for five years, 2023/2024 to 2027/2028)

  59. Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State

  60. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State

  61. Maduka University, Ekwegbe Nsukka, Enugu State

  62. Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT

  63. Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State

  64. McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State

  65. Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State

  66. Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State

  67. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State

  68. Newgate University, Minna, Niger State

  69. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State

  70. Nigerian British University, Asa, Abia State

  71. Nile University, Abuja

  72. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

  73. North Eastern University, Gombe State

  74. Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State

  75. Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State

  76. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State

  77. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State

  78. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State

  79. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State

  80. Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State

  81. Philomath University, Abuja, FCT

  82. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State

  83. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State (Moratorium on admission for two years, 2024/2025 to 2025/2026)

  84. Prime University, Kuje, FCT Abuja

  85. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State

  86. Rayhaan University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State

  87. Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State

  88. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State

  89. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State

  90. Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

  91. Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State

  92. Sam Maris University, Supare Akoko, Ondo State

  93. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State

  94. Skyline University, Kano, Kano State

  95. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State

  96. Thomas Adewumi University, Oko Irese, Kwara State

  97. Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State

  98. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State

  99. University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT

  100. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State

  101. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State

  102. University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State

  103. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State

  104. University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State

  105. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State

  106. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State

  107. University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State

  108. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State

  109. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State

  110. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

  111. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

  112. University on the Niger, Umumya, Anambra State

  113. Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State

  114. Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja

  115. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State

  116. Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State

  117. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State