Only University of Lagos (UNILAG) has full accreditation to offer Law among public and private universities in the country.
The Council of Legal Education disclosed this in a list of accredited and approved faculties of Law in Nigeria published on Wednesday and signed its Secretary and Director of Administration of the Council.
The accreditation of three universities; Lagos State University, University of Abuja and Benue State University have been suspended.
Twenty seven others have Provisional Accreditation; five have Interim accreditation while 19 others have approval to commence.
According to the Council, Suspended Accreditation means the faculty of Law has its accreditation suspended while those with Interim accreditation are still subject to further accreditation.
The facilities of those given approval to commence still have to be subjected to further verification for Interim Accreditation status.
The Council explained that the accreditation status and approved quotas of recognized faculties was published for the benefit and guidance of the public, parents and students.
FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN PROVISIONAL150
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 Provisional170
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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