The Council of Legal Education has published the list of universities approved to admit students into Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programmes in Nigeria as at August 2026.
Prospective Law students, parents and guardians can use the list to check whether a university has Council approval before an LL.B admission offer is accepted. Only universities accredited by the Council of Legal Education are authorised to admit students into the LL.B programme.
Council Approval for LL.B Admission in Nigeria
A university that admits students into a Law programme without approval from the Council of Legal Education is acting contrary to the provisions regulating legal education in Nigeria and may face sanctions under the applicable regulations and policy.
The effect on the student is equally direct: a student admitted into a Law programme at a university that lacks Council accreditation will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.
Prospective students can therefore check the university name against the complete Council list before proceeding with LL.B admission.
Universities Approved to Admit Students for LL.B Programmes
The August 2026 list contains 122 universities approved by the Council of Legal Education to admit students into LL.B programmes in Nigeria.
- 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 (Moratorium on admission for three (3) years with effect from 2023/2024 till 2025/2026 session as approved by the Council)
- 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 (5) years with effect from 2023/2024 till 2027/2028 session as approved by the Council)
- 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 (2) years with effect from 2024/2025 till 2025/2026 session as approved by the Council)
- 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
Universities With Moratorium Notes on the List
Three university entries in the August 2026 list carry Council-approved moratorium notes. The periods are reproduced as stated so prospective students can read the restriction attached to each entry.
Baze University
Baze University, Abuja carries a three-year moratorium on admission, with effect from the 2023/2024 session till the 2025/2026 session, as approved by the Council.
Lead City University
Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State carries a five-year moratorium on admission, with effect from the 2023/2024 session till the 2027/2028 session, as approved by the Council.
Nigeria Police Academy
Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State carries a two-year moratorium on admission, with effect from the 2024/2025 session till the 2025/2026 session, as approved by the Council.
Prospective students considering any university with a moratorium annotation should take account of the exact session dates stated by the Council when checking an LL.B admission offer.
Why Council Approval Matters for Law Applicants
Council approval determines whether a university is authorised to admit students into the LL.B programme under the legal education framework described in the published information.
An applicant may therefore find a university offering Law and still need to check its Council of Legal Education status. Admission into an unaccredited Law programme carries a direct consequence because students from such programmes will not be eligible for admission into the Nigerian Law School.
The university name should be checked carefully, especially where universities have similar names or operate in the same state.
Updates to the Approved LL.B Universities List
The Council of Legal Education has stated that the list will continue to be updated when necessary under its mandate to regulate legal education in Nigeria.
Applicants should therefore use the applicable Council list when making an LL.B admission decision.
LL.B Approval Troubleshooter
| Situation | What the Council List Shows | Next Step |
|---|---|---|
| 🔎 University is on the list | The university appears among the 122 approved entries | Check the exact university name and read any note attached to its entry |
| ⚠️ University has a moratorium note | The entry contains specific sessions covered by a Council-approved admission moratorium | Read the stated session dates before acting on an LL.B admission offer |
| ❌ University is absent from the list | The supplied August 2026 Council list does not name the university | Do not treat an LL.B offer as Council-approved based on this list |
| 🎓 Nigerian Law School eligibility is the concern | Students from unaccredited Law programmes are stated to be ineligible | Confirm Council approval of the LL.B university before admission |
