List of Accredited/Approved Faculties of Law in Nigeria

List of accredited/approved faculties of Law of  in Nigeria  as released by the Council of Legal Education.

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 SCIENCE & 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:-

• Full Accreditation: means the faculty has complied with all Council requirements.

• Provisional Accreditation: means the faculty has substantially complied with Council requirements.

• Accreditation suspended : means the faculty of Law has its accreditation suspended by the Council of Legal Education.

• Undergoing Accreditation: means the University application to commence Law is being considered, but not yet approved for admission of students to the Law Faculty.

• 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