According to a recent report, the only University with full accreditation to offer Law in Nigeria is the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The Council of Legal Education made this known in a list of accredited and approved faculties of Law in Nigeria published on Wednesday, 8th november 2017, and signed by the Secretary and Director of Administration of the Council.
The accreditation of University of Abuja, Benue State University and Lagos State University have also been suspended. Twenty seven others have provisional accreditation, five have Interim accreditation (subject to further accreditation) while 19 others have approval to commence (subject to further verification for Interim Accreditation status).
The Council further explained that the list was published for public notice and also to serve as guidance to parents and students.
See the full list below:
FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN PROVISIONAL 150
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS FULL 270
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA,
NSUKKA PROVISIONAL 220
UNIVERSITY OF
MAIDUGURI PROVISIONAL 200
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN PROVISIONAL 180
UNIVERSITY OF JOS PROVISIONAL 170
UNIVERSITY OF
CALABAR PROVISIONAL 170
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN PROVISIONAL 150
UNIVERSITY OF UYO PROVISIONAL 150
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO
UNIVERSITY PROVISIONAL 250
BAYERO UNIVERSITY PROVISIONAL 220
USMAN DAN FODIO PROVISIONAL 80
AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY PROVISIONAL 280
UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA SUSPENDED –
NNAMDI AZIKWE
UNIVERSITY PROVISIONAL 180
UNIVERSITY OF
PORT-HARCOURT COMMENCE 50
STATE UNIVERSITIES
Adekunle Ajasin University Provisional 50
Ebonyi State University Interim 150
Ekiti State University Provisional 60
Abia State University Interim 130
Delta state University Provisional 120
Enugu State University of
Science and Technology Provisional 100
Kogi State University Provisional 60
Rivers State University Provisional 250
Nasarawa State University Provisional 40
Ambrose Ali University Provisional 120
Olabisi Onabanjo University Provisional 170
Osun State University Interim 50
Bukar Abba Ibrahim Commence 50
Umaru Musa Yar’adua Commence 50
Imo State University Provisional 100
Bauchi State University Commence 50
Chukwuemeka Odimegwu
Ojukwu University Interim 100
Lagos State University Suspended –
Benue State University Suspended –
Niger Delta University Provisional 80
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
Igbinedion University Provisional 100
Afe Babalola Commence 180
Crescent University Commence 50
Babcock University Provisional 100
Baze University Commence 50
American University
of Nigeria Commence 50
Bowen University Provisional 50
Benson Idahosa Interim 60
Nigerian Turkish Nile Commence 50
Joseph Ayo Babalola Commence 50
Al-Hikmah University Commence 50
Lead City Commence 50
Ajayi Crowther Commence 50
Edwin Clark Commence 50
Madonna University Provisional 50
Elizade University Commence 50
Salem University Commence 50
Gregory University Commence 50
Edo University Commence 50
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