Only UNILAG has full accreditation for Law, LASU, UNIABUJA suspended | EduCeleb
Abdussalam Amoo
10th November 2017
Only the 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 made available to EduCeleb.com on Wednesday and signed by its Secretary and Director of Administration of the Council.
According to the list, the accreditation of three universities; Lagos State University, University of Abuja and Benue State University has been suspended.
Twenty seven others have Provisional Accreditation; five have Interim accreditation while 19 others have approval to commence.
The Council 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 Council expatiated 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
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STATE UNIVERSITIES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
The Council of Legal Education is the regulatory body for the Nigerian Law School, which must be attended by persons willing to practice law in Nigeria.
It also determines the steps to be taken by persons who have obtained a university degree in law from a foreign institution and are willing to practice as lawyers in Nigeria.
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.