The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has granted approval for seven new universities to begin offering undergraduate law (LL.B) programmes, assigning each a quota of 50 students for their first intake. The resolutions posted on its Official Page were reached at the Council’s 4th Quarterly Virtual Meeting held on October 28, 2025, under the chairmanship of Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, OFR, Life Bencher.
After extensive review, the CLE granted provisional accreditation to the following institutions to begin their LLB programmes, each with an initial quota of 50 students:
The approved institutions are:
1. Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State
2. Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
3. Northwest University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
4. Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
5. Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State
6. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
7. Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
In addition to expanding to new universities, the CLE has also increased admission quotas for several existing law faculties:
Yobe State University, Damaturu: from 50 to 100 students
University of Maiduguri: from 200 to 250 students
Veritas University, Bwari: from 50 to 100 students
University of Port Harcourt: from 50 to 100 students
Baze University: from 50 to 100, after lifting a moratorium
These moves come amid the CLE’s broader strategy to widen access to legal education across Nigeria and meet growing demand for legal training.
