By Chidipeters Okorie,
Following the flurry of enquiries and apprehension from students, parents and guardians across the country over TIME AFRICA publication of the list of Universities approved to carry admission into Law Program, the Council of Legal Education has confirmed the publication to be authentic.
There were questions of visible absence of some Faculties of Law which had been approved by the Council to carryout a law program, the Council of Legal Education confirmed the released lists of accredited faculties of law in Nigeria and their approved quota as at 2023.
Recall that Time Africa had published a list of Faculties approved by the Council from which admission can be gotten for the one-year Law School Program.
The list has been signed by the Secretary of the Council and the Director of Administration.
Below are the list of accredited faculties of law in Nigeria present in recognized and their quotas-
COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION
NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL
HEADQUARTERS,
BWARI, P.M.B. 170,
GARKI, ABUJA.
ACCREDITED UNIVERSITIES AND QUOTA
FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
S/N UNIVERSITIES APPROVED QUOTA
1 UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN 150
2 UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS 270
3 UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA 220
4 UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI 200
5 UNIVERSITY OF BENIN 180
6 UNIVERSITY OF JOS 170
7 UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR 170
8 UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN 150
9 UNIVERSITY OF UYO 150
10 OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY 250
11 BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO 220
12 USMAN DAN FODIO UNIVERSITY 80
13 AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY 280
14 UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA 100
15 NNAMDI AZIKWE UNIVERSITY 180
16 UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT 50
STATE UNIVERSITIES
S/N UNIVERSITIES APPROVED QUOTA
1 ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY 70
2 EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY 150
3 EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY 60
4 ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY 130
5 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 120
6 ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECH 100
7 PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY 100
8 RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY 250
9 NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY 70
10 AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY 120
11 OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY 170
12 OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY 120
13 BUKAR ABBA IBRAHIM UNIVERSITY 50
14 UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA UNIVESITY 50
15 IMO STATE UNIVERSITY 100
16 BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY 50
17 CHUKWUEMEKA ODIMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY 100
18 LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY 180
19 BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY 100
20 NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY 80
21 EDO UNIVERSITY UZAIRUE 50
22 GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY 50
23 KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY MALETE 50
24 UNIVERSITY OF DELTA 50
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
S/N UNIVERSITIES APPROVED QUOTA
1 IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY 100
2 AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY 180
3 CRESCENT UNIVERSITY 70
4 BABCOCK UNIVERSITY 100
5 BAZE UNIVERSITY 50
6 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA 50
7 BOWEN UNIVERSITY 50
8 BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY 60
9 NILE UNIVERSITY 80
10 JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY 50
11 AL–HIKMAH UNIVERSITY 75
12 LEADCITY UNIVERSITY 50
13 AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY 50
14 EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY 50
15 MADONNA UNIVERSITY 50
16 ELIZADE UNIVERSITY 70
17 SALEM UNIVERSITY 50
18 GREGORY UNIVERSITY 50
19 ADELEKE UNIVERSITY 90
20 GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY 50
21 ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY 50
22. REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY 50
23. BINGHAM UNIVERSITY 50
24. KOLADAISI UNIVERSITY 50
25. NOVENA UNIVERSITY 50
26. RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY 50
27. VERITAS UNIVERSITY 50
28. CALEB UNIVERSITY 50
29. PHILOMATH UNIVERSITY 50
30 WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY 50
31 ADMIRALTY UNIVERSITY 50
32 TOPFAITH UNIVERSITY 50
33 PEN RESOURCE UNIVERSITY 50
34 CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY 50
35 CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY 50
36 THOMAS ADEWUNMI UNIVERSITY 50
37 FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY 50
