List of Nigerian private Universities Accredited to offer Law Programme. 

​List Of Private Universities that are Accredited and also offering Law programmes In Nigerian Universities. 

All students willing to practice law as a profession in Nigeria must attend The Council of Legal Education. This Council is the body that regulates the Nigerian Law School. 

Students who studied law in foreign Universities and are hoping to practice in Nigeria Are also guided by this body. 

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.

In this post, We will be giving a list of private Universities approved to offer law programme in Nigeria 
A number of Nigerian Universities offering law programme have been accredited for the programme. In the course of this post AmasNigeria will focus on the Approved private Universities offering law in Nigeria.

That been said, below is the list of Private Universities in Nigeria approved to offer law programme. 
The Purpose of this list is  to help prospective law students who wish to study in any private Universities access the Approved private  institutions for the programme. 

Concerned students should note that the list is not in any particular order.

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Accredited Law Faculties in Nigeria private Universities 

Before we begin to list This Universities, we will first, explain some of the terms which we will be meeting below. Some of these terms are:

Full Accreditation: A law faculty in any Nigerian University with this status has complied with all the requirements of the Council of Legal Education.

Provisional Accreditation: This means that  the faculty to a very large extent has complied with requirements of the Council of Legal Education.

Accreditation suspended : This simply explain that the accreditation of the faculty have been suspended by the Council of Legal Education.

Undergoing Accreditation: This means the approval to study law in the institution is being considered, but not yet approved for admission of students in to the Faculty of Law.

Interim Accreditation: This means that the faculty have been approved to commence but subject to further accreditation.

1. IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY (IU OKADA)

Accreditation Status: Provisional accreditation

2. AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY (ABUAD)

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

3. MADONNA UNIVERSITY

Accreditation Status: Currently being re-evaluated

4. CRESCENT UNIVERSITY ABEOKUTA

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

5. BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, OGUN STATE

Accreditation Status: Provisional accreditation

6. BAZE UNIVERSITY ABUJA

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

7. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA (AUN)

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

8. BOWEN UNIVERSITY

Accreditation Status: Provisional accreditation

9. BENSON1DAHOSA UNIVERSITY (BIU)

Accreditation Status: Interim accreditation

10. NIGERIAN TURKISH NILE UNIVERSITY

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

11. JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY (JABU)

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

12. AL-HIKMAN UNIVERSITY

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

13. LEADCITY UNIVERSITY

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

14. AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY (ACU)

Accreditation Status: Approval to commence

15. EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY

Accreditation Status: Conditional Approval to commence
Admission To Study Law Notice

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 do not Recognize any form of Law programme order than Full-time programme in any Nigerian University. 

Studying Law in Open University is Also Not Recognized. Prospective candidates should take note of this important information. 

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