SEE LIST OF SCHOOLS FOR LAW: ALERT

SEE SCHOOLS ACCREDITED FOR LAW

The Council of Legal Education has released it's complete
List of all accredited/approved faculties of Law of in Nigeria
The Council of Legal Education is the regulatory body for
the Nigerian Law School, which must be attended by
persons willing to practice law in Nigeria.
It also determines the steps to be taken by persons who
have obtained a university degree in law from a foreign
institution and are willing to practice as lawyers in Nigeria.
The Nigerian law school and the Council of Legal Education
were established in 1962, following the enactment of the
Legal Education Act to ensure the study of the Nigerian
customary law by prospective members of the bench.
LIST OF ACCREDITED FACULTIES OF LAW IN NIGERIA.
FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
S/
N
UNIVERSITIES STATUS
1 UNIVERSITY OF
IBADAN
Provisional
accreditation
2 UNIVERSITY OF
LAGOS
Full
accreditation
3 UNIVERSITY OF
NIGERIA,NSUKKA
Provisional
accreditation
4 UNIVERSITY OF
MAIDUGURI
Provisional
accreditation
5 UNIVERSITY OF
BENIN
Provisional
accreditation
6 UNIVERSITY OF JOS Provisional
accreditation
7 UNIVERSITY OF
CALABAR
Provisional
accreditation
8 UNIVERSITY OF
ILORIN
Provisional
accreditation
9 UNIVERSITY OF
UYO
Provisional
accreditation
10 OBAFEMI
AWOLOWO
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
11 BAYERO
UNIVERSITY, KANO
Provisional
accreditation
12 USMANU DAN
FODIO UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
13 AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
14 UNIVERSITY OF
ABUJA
Accreditation
suspended
STATE UNIVERSITIES
S/N UNIVERSITIES STATUS
1 NNAMDI AZIKWE
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
2 ADEKUNLE
AJASIN
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
3 EBONY1STATE
UNIVERSITY
Interim
accreditation
4 EKITI STATE
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
5 ABIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Interim
accreditation
6 DELTA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
7 ENUGU STATE
UNIVERSITY OF
SC I ENCE & TECH
Provisional
accreditation
8 KOGI STATE
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
9 RIVERS STATE
UNIVERSITY OF
SCIENCE AND
TECH
Provisional
accreditation
10 NASA RAW A
STATE
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
11 AMBROSE ALLI
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
12 OLABISI
ONABANJO
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
13 OSUN STATE
UNIVERSITY
Interim
Accreditation
14 BUKAR ABBA
IBRAHIM
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
15 UMARU MUSA
YAR’ADUA
UNIVESITY
Approval to
commence
16 I MO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
accreditation
17 BAUCHI STATE
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
18 ANAMBRA
STATE
UNIVERSITY OF
SCIENCE AND
TECH
Interim
accreditation
19 LAGOS STATE
UNIVERSITY
Accreditation
suspended
20 BENUE STATE
UNIVERSITY
Accreditation
suspended
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
S/
N
UNIVERSITIES STATUS
1 IGBINEDION
UNIVERSITY
Provisional
Accreditation
2 AFE BABALOLA
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
3 CRESCENT
UNIVERSITY
ABEOKUTA
Approval to
commence
4 BABCOCK
UNIVERSITY, OGUN
STATE
Provisional
accreditation
5 BAZE UNIVERSITY
ABUJA
Approval to
commence
6 AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY OF
NIGERIA
Approval to
commence
7 BOWEN UNIVERSITY Provisional
accreditation
8 BENSON1DAHOSA
UNIVERSITY
Interim
accreditation
9 NIGERIAN TURKISH
NILE UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
10 JOSEPH AYO
BABALOLA
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
11 AL-HIKMAN
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
12 LEADCITY
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
13 AJAYI CROWTHER
UNIVERSITY
Approval to
commence
14 EDWIN CLARK
UNIVERSITY
Conditional
Approval to
commence
15 MADONNA
UNIVERSITY
Currently
being re-
evaluated
Interpretation of terms:-
1. Full Accreditation: means the faculty has complied
with all Council requirements.
2. Provisional Accreditation: means the faculty has
substantially complied with Council requirements.
3. Accreditation suspended : means the faculty of Law
has its accreditation suspended by the Council of Legal
Education.
4. Undergoing Accreditation: means the University
application to commence Law is being considered, but
not yet approved for admission of students to the Law
Faculty.
5. Interim Accreditation: means Council of Legal
Education has given approval for the commencement of
the Law Faculty, subject to further accreditation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON ADMISSION TO THE NIGERIAN
LAW SCHOOL.
For avoidance of doubt, any study of law via
correspondence, part-time or in a setting other than a
conventional full time study in a University is not
recognised by the Council of Legal Education and the Board
of Study for admission of students to the Nigerian Law
School and entrance into the Legal profession.
The study of law at the Open University is not recognised.
The public, parents and students are accordingly advised to
note please.
Secretary to Council/Director of Administration