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 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.
