The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has imposed a 10-year moratorium on Atiba University, Oyo State, barring the institution from operating a Faculty of Law over alleged deficiencies in its facilities and breaches of legal education regulations.
Drivetvnews gathered that the decision was reached during the Council’s Third Quarter Hybrid Meeting held on August 13, 2026, at the headquarters of the Nigerian Law School in Bwari, Abuja.
In a statement signed by Aderonke O. Osho, Secretary to the Council and Director of Administration, the CLE said the sanction followed an assessment which found the university’s facilities inadequate and unsuitable for establishing and operating a Faculty of Law.
The Council also accused the institution of violating its admission regulations by admitting and graduating law students without securing the necessary approval.
According to the CLE, the 10-year moratorium was imposed as a regulatory measure to compel compliance with the required standards and safeguard the quality and integrity of legal education in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the Council approved five universities to commence Law programmes from the 2026/2027 academic session.
The approved institutions are Amadeus University, Amazi, Abia State; Akwa Ibom State University; European University of Nigeria, Abuja; Oduduwa University, Ipetu-Modu, Osun State; and Peaceland University, Enugu.
Each of the five universities was granted an initial admission quota of 50 students for its 100-level Law programme.
However, Maranatha University, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, was denied approval to begin a Law programme after the Council identified what it described as “numerous deficiencies” during its verification exercise.
The CLE also approved increases in the admission quotas of several universities.
Bowen University, Ajayi Crowther University and Topfaith University will now admit up to 100 Law students, up from the previous quota of 50 for the 2026/2027 academic session.
North-Eastern University’s quota was increased from 50 to 75 students, while Elizade University’s was raised from 70 to 120.
Chrisland University’s quota also increased from 50 to 70 students.
For the 2027/2028 academic session, Joseph Ayo Babalola University’s quota was raised from 50 to 100 students, while Olabisi Onabanjo University’s increased from 170 to 220.
The Council said the decisions were based on reports submitted by its Facilities Verification and Accreditation Panel following inspection visits to the affected universities.
