For many Nigerian students, gaining admission to study Law is more than just securing a university offer. It is often the beginning of a long-awaited journey towards becoming a lawyer.
But imagine spending four or five years paying school fees, buying textbooks, writing examinations and surviving the demands of an LL.B programme, only to discover at graduation that your degree cannot take you to the Nigerian Law School.
That is the situation the Council of Legal Education (CLE) is warning prospective law students and their parents to avoid.
The Council has released a list of universities authorised to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme, while warning Nigerians against enrolling in institutions that do not have the necessary approval to offer Law.
In a public notice dated August 14, 2026, and released on Monday, the Council said only universities accredited by it can legally admit students into an LL.B programme in Nigeria.
The notice was signed by the Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, Aderonke O. Osho.
CLE: Don’t Fall For An Admission Offer That Can Lead Nowhere
The warning is particularly important for students currently shopping for university admission.
An admission letter can look official. A university may have a campus, a website, lecturers and even advertise a Law programme. But according to the CLE, that does not automatically mean the institution has the authority to train students for the Nigerian legal profession.
The Council made it clear that students who enrol in Law programmes that have not been accredited by it could ultimately be shut out of the next stage of their professional journey.
“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 Council stated.
It added that students admitted into Law programmes in unaccredited universities would not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.
That could mean years of study, tuition and personal sacrifice without the professional pathway the student expected.
Why The Warning Matters
Studying Law in Nigeria does not end with obtaining an LL.B degree.
After university, graduates who intend to practise as lawyers must proceed through the required professional training at the Nigerian Law School and satisfy the relevant requirements for qualification.
This is why the CLE is urging students to verify the status of a university before accepting an admission offer, rather than discovering a problem several years later.
The Council said the list released to the public represents the status of approved universities as of August 2026 and may be updated whenever necessary in line with its statutory responsibility for regulating legal education.
Some Universities Are Under Admission Moratorium
There is another detail prospective students need to pay close attention to.
Being named on the Council’s list does not necessarily mean that a university can admit new Law students in every academic session.
The CLE said some institutions are currently subject to moratoriums on admission into their LL.B programmes.
For instance, Baze University, Abuja, is listed under a three-year admission moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 sessions.
Lead City University, Ibadan, is listed under a five-year moratorium covering the 2023/2024 to 2027/2028 sessions.
The Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, is also listed under a two-year moratorium covering the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 sessions.
The distinction is important: prospective students should not simply see a university’s name on an approval list and assume that fresh admission into Law is automatically available.
Full List Of Universities Approved For Law
According to the Council of Legal Education, the approved universities are:
- 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, FCT — Moratorium on admission for three years from 2023/2024 to 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, Oyo State — Moratorium on admission for five years from 2023/2024 to 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 on admission for two years from 2024/2025 to 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 — formerly Benue State University
- 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
One Warning Every Prospective Law Student Should Take Seriously
For a young Nigerian who has spent months preparing for UTME, choosing a university and chasing admission, the excitement of seeing “Congratulations, you have been offered admission to study Law” can easily overshadow the need to ask one critical question: Is this Law programme approved by the Council of Legal Education?
The CLE’s latest notice makes clear that prospective students should not make decisions based solely on a university’s reputation, advertisements or admission offers.
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Before paying acceptance fees or committing years of study to an LL.B programme, students and parents should verify the institution’s current accreditation and admission status.
Because in Law, the wrong admission today can become a very expensive problem several years later.