Just In: Full List of 122 Universities Approved to Offer Law in Nigeria 2026

The Council of Legal Education has published the current list of universities allowed to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws programme in Nigeria. The list, released in August 2026, serves as official guidance for parents, students and the general public.

Only institutions accredited by the Council may run the LL.B programme. Students who enrol in unapproved programmes will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School. The Council also warned that any university admitting students without proper approval risks sanctions.

Three universities currently face temporary restrictions on new admissions. Baze University in Abuja has a three-year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 sessions. Lead City University in Ibadan carries a five-year ban from 2023/2024 through 2027/2028. The Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil is under a two-year restriction for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 sessions.

Below is the complete list of the 122 approved universities as released by the Council of Legal Education.

S/N	University and Location
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	Akwa-Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State
11	Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
12	Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
13	Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
14	Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
15	Amadeus University, Amazi, Abia State
16	American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
17	Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
18	Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
19	Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo (Calabar), Cross River State
20	Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
21	Azman University, Kano, Kano State
22	Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
23	Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
24	Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
25	Baze University, Abuja, FCT (Moratorium on admission for three years from 2023/2024 to 2025/2026)
26	Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State
27	Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
28	Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State
29	Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
30	Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
31	Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
32	Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State
33	Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State
34	Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
35	Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
36	Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
37	Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
38	Edo University, Iyamho (Uzairue), Edo State
39	Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
40	El-Amin University, Minna, Niger State
41	Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
42	Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State
43	European University of Nigeria, Abuja
44	Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
45	Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
46	Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State
47	Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State
48	Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State
49	Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State
50	Gombe State University, Gombe State
51	Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
52	Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
53	Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
54	Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State
55	Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
56	Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
57	Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, Imo State
58	Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State
59	Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
60	Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
61	Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State (Moratorium on admission for five years from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028)
62	Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State
63	Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State
64	Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, Enugu State
65	Margaret Lawrence University, Abuja, FCT
66	Maryam Abacha American University, Kano, Kano State
67	McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State
68	Mewar International University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
69	Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State
70	Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
71	Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
72	Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
73	Nigerian-British University, Asa, Abia State
74	Nile University, Abuja
75	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State
76	North-Eastern University, Gombe State
77	Northwest University, Kano (Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Kano State
78	Northwest University, Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State
79	Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
80	Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
81	Oduduwa University, Ipetu-Modu, Osun State
82	Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
83	Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
84	Peaceland University, Enugu, Enugu State
85	Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
86	Philomath University, Abuja, FCT
87	Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
88	Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State (Moratorium on admission for two years from 2024/2025 to 2025/2026)
89	Prime University, Kuje, FCT Abuja
90	Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
91	Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
92	Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State
93	Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State
94	Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State (formerly Benue State University)
95	Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
96	Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
97	Sam Maris University, Supare-Akoko, Ondo State
98	Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
99	Skyline University, Kano, Kano State
100	Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
101	Thomas Adewunmi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
102	Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State
103	Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, Katsina State
104	University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT
105	University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
106	University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
107	University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
108	University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
109	University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State
110	University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
111	University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
112	University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State
113	University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
114	University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
115	University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
116	University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
117	University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
118	Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
119	Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja
120	Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
121	Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
122	Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State

Important note: Always confirm the current status of any university directly with the Council of Legal Education or the Nigerian Law School before applying. The list may be updated from time to time.

Prospective students and parents are advised to choose only from the institutions named above. Enrolment in an unaccredited programme can block the path to the Nigerian Law School and eventual call to the bar.