Full details of law accreditation of Nigerian universities

The council of legal education has released a list of accredited and approved faculties of Law in Nigeria with only the University of Lagos with full accreditation.

The Nation reports that this was published on Wednesday, November 8 and signed by its secretary and director of Administration of the Council.

The accreditation of the Lagos State University, University of Abuja and Benue State University was suspended.

According to the council, 27 others have provisional accreditation; five have Interim accreditation while 19 others have approval to commence.

It explained that“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 accreditation status and approved quotas of recognized faculties was published for the benefit and guidance of the public, parents and students.”
See full details below:

FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN PROVISIONAL 150
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 Provisional 170
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

Meanwhile, Unilag on Friday, October 27, appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the new vice chancellor of the institution.

Ogundipe was in April 2016 appointed the deputy vice chancellor (academics and research) of the institution.

Ogundipe is a professor in the department of botany and also the director of academic planning at the University of Lagos. He was born on May 31, 1960. He is married and blessed with three children.