Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Anambra State, has recorded another major academic milestone following the approval by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to commence its undergraduate Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme.

The approval places Peter University among seven universities newly authorised to offer legal education in Nigeria, with each institution allocated an initial admission quota of 50 students for its first intake. The decision reflects the CLE’s continued commitment to expanding access to quality legal education across the country.

In addition to Peter University, the other institutions granted approval to run the LL.B programme are Northwest University, Sokoto (Sokoto State); Shanahan University, Onitsha (Anambra State); Wesley University, Ondo (Ondo State); Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri (Borno State); Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (Niger State); and Hensard University, Toru-Orua (Bayelsa State).

The CLE also approved an increase in admission quotas for several existing law faculties, responding to the growing demand for legal education nationwide. Yobe State University, Damaturu, had its quota raised from 50 to 100 students; University of Maiduguri from 200 to 250; Veritas University, Bwari from 50 to 100; University of Port Harcourt from 50 to 100; and Baze University, which previously operated under a moratorium, was also granted an increased quota of 100 students.

Education stakeholders have described the approval of Peter University’s LL.B programme as a significant step in strengthening legal education in the Southeast and providing aspiring lawyers with more opportunities to pursue their professional ambitions in a regulated and standards-driven environment.

The CLE noted that the approvals and quota increases form part of its broader strategy to widen access to legal education while maintaining the rigorous academic and professional standards required for the training of future members of the legal profession in Nigeria.

With this development, Peter University is set to begin training future legal practitioners, reinforcing its growing reputation as an emerging centre of academic excellence and professional development in Nigeria’s higher education landscape.