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FACULTY/SCHOOL/COLLEGE OF LAW
LLB. (HONS)

1 Civil Law 7 Law

2 Common and Islamic Law 8 Common Law

3 International Law and Jurisprudence

4 Islamic Law/Sharia Law

5 Private and Islamic Law

6 Public and International Law

Some Universities may accept candidates with good Honours Degree into 4-year LLB. Programme.

IMPORTANT NOTE
LLB. Degree lasts for a minimum of FIVE (5) years for UTME candidates and FOUR (4) years for Direct Entry applicants.

ALL PROGRAMMES ADVERTISED IN THIS BROCHURE HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE INSTITUTIONS AND ARE DEEMED TO
HAVE MET ALL APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
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COURSE/DEGREE REQUIREMENTS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS

AWARDING INSTITUTIONS
UTME
DIRECT ENTRY UTME SUBJECTS
CIVIL LAW (i) Two (2)'A' Level Five (5)'O' Level credit Any three (3) Arts DIRECT ENTRY
ABU passes in Arts or Social passes to include English or Social Science (i) AAU does not accept any Diploma and NCE but accepts
Science subjects. Language, Literaturein subjects. only first degree second class lower plus the UTME
OOU
(ii) NCE/ND/First English and Mathematics. requirements. AAUA requires 'O' Levelcredit passes in
UNIZIK Degree (Second Class Literature in English and Mathematics.
Lower). (ii) ABU accepts Two ‘A’ Level/IJMB Passes in English
Literature and other Arts or Social Science subjects. ABU
Diploma in Law with at least MERIT Grade.ABU Diploma
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(iii) ABUAD accepts excellent passes in JUPEB subjects.
AAU
(iv) BENIN requires UTME requirements plus two (2) 'A'
AAUA Level passes; HND Lower credit and NCE credit passes in
ABSU two (2) teaching subjects; Degree with at least second
ABUAD class lower division.
ABUJA (v) BIU requires in addition to the UTME requirements a
minimum of two (2) relevant passes at 'A' Level or NCE
ACHIEVERS
merits in three (3) subjects.
AJAYI (vi) BOWEN accepts
AL-HIKMAH a) three (3) 'A' Levelpasses together with'O'
ARTHUR-JARVIS Levelcredit passes at not less than five (5) other
AUE subjects including English Language and Literature
AUN
in English or equivalents,
b) a University degree of not less than a second class
BABCOCK
lower division plus 'O' Levelcredit passes in English
BASU Language and Literature in English,
BAZE c) two (2) 'A' Levelpasses or equivalents plus three (3)
BENIN 'O' Level credit passes including English Language
and Literature in English.
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BINGHAM
(vii) CALABAR accepts;
BIU a) Two (2) A Level passes in Arts or Social Science
BOWEN subjects.
BSU b) NCE/ND/First Degree (Second Class Lower).
CALABAR (viii) COOU accepts GCE, 'A' Level or HSC passes in two (2)
subjects plus 'O' Level credit passesin three (3) subjects
COOU
including English Language and Mathematics, Literature
CUAB in English plus UTME requirements, first degree at least
DELSU second class lower. Does not require Literature in
EBSU English for degree holders.
EUI (ix) ILORIN does not require Literature in English for degree
EDWIN CLARK holders.
(x) CUAB accepts
EKSU
a) degree
ELIZADE b) Mature students with experience in related
ESUTECH programmes who possess basic requirements in
FED-OYE EKITI (a) shall be considered for admission.
GOUU (xi) EBSU accepts
a) HND and ND with a minimum of upper credit from
GREGORY
relevant programmes.
GSU b) NCE, ND or degree in Arts or Social Science subjects
IBADAN in addition to the UTME requirements.
IGBINEDION (xii) IBADAN accepts two (2) passes at 'A' Level plus 'O'
JABU Levelcredit passes in five (5) or six(6) other subjects
including English Language and Literature in English.
JOS
Accepts good first degree with 'O' Levelcredit pass in
KSU English Language.
LAGOS (xiii) JOS accepts any class of first degree but does not accept
LASU NCE, ND and HND.
LCITY (xiv) LAGOS acceptsVery good passes in JUPEB/A’
MADONNA Level Subjects: Literature-in-English and any two Arts
MAIDUGURI or Social Sciences. FirstDegree with a minimum of
NASARAWA Second Class Upper.“Lagos does not accept JUPEB
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NOVENA / A’ level passes in Fine Arts, Accounting or

NDU Commerce”.
NOUN (xv) LASU requires
a) two (2) 'A' Level passes with 'O' Levelcredit passes
NILE
in English Language and Literature in English.
PHC b) first degree minimum of third class plus 'O'
POL-ACAD Levelcredit passes in five (5) subjects to include
REDEEMERS English Language and Literature in English.
RENAISSANCE (xvi) MAIDUGURI requires two (2) 'A' Level passes from
Government, Literature in English and Religious Studies.
RSUST
(xvii) NDU accepts
SALEM a) two (2) passes at 'A' Level in relevant subjects or its
UMYUK equivalents.
UNIOSUN b) 'O' Levelcredit passesor equivalents in five (5)
UNN subjects to include English Language, Literature in
English and Mathematics plus second class honours
UYO
degree of this University or any other University
WESTERN-DEL recognized by Senate.
YSU (xviii) OAU accepts first degree with a minimum of 2nd Class
Honours plus the UTME requirements.
(xix) OOU accepts a degree in Arts or Social Sciences not
lower than a second class lower plus the basic UTME
requirements.
(xx) PHC accepts Diploma in Law Certificate from a
recognised institution with a minimum of Upper Credit
Level Pass, including UTME entry requirements. A first
degree from a recognized University with a minimum of
Second Class Honours, including UTME entry
requirements. Two (2) A/Level GCE or HSC or JUPEB or
IJMB Passes in Arts or Social Science Subjects, including
UTME entry requirements.
(xxi) RSUST accepts Candidates with First Degree from a
recognized University with a minimum of Second Class
Honours (Lower) Division. However, preference shall be
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given to candidates with Second Class Honours (Upper)

Division or higher degrees. OND/ND (Upper Credit)
relevant to the discipline may be considered. In addition,
such candidates must also satisfy the U.M.E. entry
requirements.
(xxii) UMYUK requires a minimum of 9 points in
IJMB/HSC/GCE ‘A’ Level/NCE in any Arts or Social
Science subject. Candidates with a minimum of lower
credit pass in Diploma in Law from any recognized
College of Legal Studies in Nigeria may also be admitted.
(xxiii) UNIOSUN accepts
a) three (3) passes at 'A' Level together with 'O'
Levelcredit passes at not less than five (5) other
subjects including English Language and Literature
in English or equivalents.
b) a University degree of Osun State University, in a
relevant programme - of not less than a second
class lower division or any other recognised
University in a relevant programme.
(xxiv) UNIZIK accepts
a) HND with credits or distinction aggregates from
recognised institution and at least five (5) 'O' Level
credit passes which must include English Language,
Mathematics, and/ or any other science subject.
b) NCE/Degree plus the UTME requirements.
(xxv) UYO does not accept IJMB Mathematics and/or any
other Science subject.
(xxvi) LAGOS requires Five O/Level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any
two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
(xxvii) EUI accepts;
a) Two (2) 'A' Level passes in Arts or Social Science subjects
including Literature in English.
b) NCE/OND/HND not below credit level.
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c) Very good passes in JUPEB/IJMB subjects: Literature in

English and any two (2) Arts or Social Sciences.
d) B.Sc. in relevant field not below Second Class Lower.
(xxviii) DELSU requires
a) Candidate must possess GCE ‘A’Level passes in two (2)
subjects one of which must include Literature in
English
b) Credit in DELSU Diploma in Law
c) Degrees in the Humanities is accepted for Law.

UTME
(i) AAU and NAU require 'O' Levelcredit passin one (1)
science subject and one (1) commercial subject and at
least 'O' Level pass in Mathematics.
(ii) ABUAD accepts five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics and
any two (2) Arts or Social Science subjects at one sitting.
(iii) BOWEN requires five (5)'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language, Literature in English and three (3)
other Arts subjects at not more than two (2) sittings.
(iv) BSU accepts any other three (3) Arts/Social Science
subjects
(v) CUAB requires five (5) 'O' Level credits passes in English
Language, Literature in English, Government and
Economics at not more than two (2) sittings. Candidates
with 'O' Level pass in Mathematics may be eligible for
admission.
(vi) EBSU requires any other two (2) Arts or Social Science
Subjects.
(vii) ESUTECH requires 'O' Levelcredit passes in Mathematics
or Science subject.
(viii) IBADAN requires five (5)'O' Level credit passes at one
sitting or six (6) 'O' Levelcredit passes at two (2) sittings
to include English Language, Literature in English, any

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other subjects from Arts, Social Sciences or Sciences.

(ix) ILORIN requires Literature in English plus any two (2)
subjects.
(x) JOS and OOU; 'O' Level credit pass in Mathematics is not
compulsory.
(xi) KSU requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes or
equivalents in English Language, Literature in English
and any other three (3) Sciences, Social Sciences or Arts
subjects.
(xii) LAGOS requires Five O/Level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any
two Arts or Social Sciences subjects.
(xiii) NDU requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes in English
Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any
other two (2) subjects at not more than two (2) sittings.
(xiv) OAU requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include
English Language and Literature in English.
(xv) OOU requires 'O' Level credit pass in Literature in English
and at least 'O' Level pass in Mathematics.
(xvi) PHC requires Five (5) O Level Credits in English
Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and two
(2) other credits from Economics, Government, History,
Geography, Commerce, CRK/IRK.
(xvii) UMYUK requires five (5) 'O' Levelcredit passes or
equivalents in English Language, Literature in English
and any other three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects
with 'O' Level credit pass in Mathematics at not more
than two (2) sittings.
(xviii) UNN does not require Mathematics and does not accept
Fine Art or Local languages.
(xix) UYO, MADONNA, BIU, and BENIN accept 'O' Level pass in
Mathematics.
(xx) EUI requires five (5) credit passes at SSC or its equivalent
to include English Language, Literature in English and
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Mathematics.
(xxi) DELSU requires at least five (5) credit passes which must
include English Language, Literature in English and
Mathematics at not more than two (2) sittings and two
(2) other subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
(xxii) AAUA requires five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to include
English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics and
any other two subjects from, CRK /IRS, Igbo
Language/Yoruba Language/Hausa Language, History,
Economics, Geography, Commerce, Accounts/Book-
keeping and Government.
(xxiii) RSUST requires Five (5) WASC/SSCE/GCE/NECO O/L in at
least credit passes from English Language, Mathematics,
Literature in English and any two (2) Arts/Social Science
subjects.
(xxiv) CALABAR accepts Five (5) ‘O’ Level credit passes to
include English Language, Literature in English and
Mathematics.
(xxv) ABU requires Five ‘O’ Level Credit passes which must
include English Language, Literature in English and any
other three Arts or Social Science Subjects.

UTME SUBJECTS
(i) BOWEN, ILORIN, UNN, BENIN, AAU and OAU require
Literature in English plus any two (2) subjects.
(ii) CUAB require Literature in English and any other Arts or
Social Science subjects.
(iii) EBSU requires Literature in English and either
Government, History, CRS or Economics.
(iv) IBADAN accepts Science subjects.
(v) LAGOS requires English Language and any three Arts or
Social Sciences subjects. Lagos does not accept Music,
Fine Arts, and Principles of Accounting. Lagos accepts
either Economics or Commerce but not both.

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(vi) OOU does not insist on Literature in English.

(vii) PHC requires Literature in English and any two (2)
subjects from Economics, Government, History,
Geography, Commerce, CRK/IRK
(viii) RSUST requires English Language, Literature in English,
CRK, History/Government.
(ix) DELSU accepts Literature in English and any other two
(2) subjects in Art/Social Science.
(x) AAUA accepts Literature in English and any two (2)
subjects in Art/Social Science.
(xi) MAIDUGURI requires any three (3) from Government,
Economics, Geography or Arts subjects.
(xii) UMYUK requires Literature in English and any other two
(2) Arts and Social Science subject.
(xiii) ABUAD requires Literature in English and any two Arts or
Social Science subjects.
(xiv) CALABAR requires Literature in English and Christian
Religious Knowledge, Govt./History or Economic or any
other Arts or Social Science Subjects.
(xv) ABU requires Use of English, Literature in English and
any other two Arts or Social Science subjects.

ISLAMIC/SHARIA LAW Two (2)A’ level passes Five (5)'O' Level credit Any three (3) Arts DIRECT ENTRY
ABU to include Islamic passes in Arts or Social or Social Science (i) ABU accepts Two ‘A’ Level/IJMB passes in IRK/Arabic
Studies or Arabic Sciences to include English subjects including and any other Arts or Social Science subjects ABU
KSU
Language and Islamic Arabic or Islamic Diploma in Shari’ah and Civil Law with at least Merit
MAIDUGURI Studies or Arabic. Studies Grade.
(ii) BAYERO does not accept NCE.
(iii) ILORIN accepts;
COMMON AND ISLAMIC LAW a) At least, two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in GCE/IJMB or its
BAYERO equivalent in Arts or Social Science subjects one of
ILORIN which must include Arabic or Islamic Studies
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KWASU b) Diploma in Law (Upper Credit) from recognized

NASARAWA institutions
UDU c) First Degree from a recognized University
d) The following qualifications may be considered in lieu of
``A`` Level Subjects for Direct Entry Admissions, HND.,
A.C.I.S., ACA, A.C.C., LL.B (Inter ) of University of
London and NCE
e) Such candidate must meet the UTME entry
requirements stipulated above.
Where a diploma is graded as – Distinction, Credit,
Merit and Pass, Credit grade is accepted for direct
admission.

UTME
(i) BAYERO requires Islamic Studies/Arabic and Literature-in-
English for Common and Islamic Law.
(ii) ILORIN requires Five (5) ‘O’ level
(SSCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB/ etc.) credit passes in Arts
/Social Sciences subjects including English language,
Arabic or Islamic Studies and Mathematics.
(iii) KSU requires five (5) 'O' Levelcredit passes in English
Language, Literature in English and three (3) other relevant
Arts, Social Science, or Science subjects.
(iv) ABU requires Five ‘O’ Level Credit passes which must
include English Language, Arabic Language/Islamic
Studies and any other three Arts or Social Science
Subjects.

UTME SUBJECTS
(i) Any two (2) Arts or Social Science subjects including
Literature in English.
(ii) ABU require Use of English, IRK/Arabic and any other two
Arts or Social Science subjects.
(iii) UDU requires Arabic

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(iv) MAIDUGURI requires any three from Government,

Economics, Geography or Arts subjects including Arabic or
Islamic Studies.
(v) ILORIN requires any three (3) Arts or Social Sciences
Subjects which must include Arabic or Islamic Studies.

PUBLIC AND As in Civil Law As in Civil Law As in Civil Law

PRIVATEINTERNATIONALLAW:
AAUA
MAIDUGURI (Pub)

CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY i. Two (2) 'A' Level Five (5)SSC credit passes to Any three (3)
STUDIES passes in Arts or Social include English Language. subjects
JOS Science subjects.
ii. ND in Law, Criminal
Justice, Public
Administration with
passes at lower credit
or higher grade.

COMMON LAW i. Two (2) 'A' Level Five (5)SSC credit passes to Literature in DIRECT ENTRY
ILORIN passes in GCE/IJMB include English Language, English and any i) ILORIN accepts:
KWASU in Arts or Social Literature - in - English and two (2) other a) At least, two (2) ‘A’ Level passes in GCE/IJMB/JUPEP or its
Science subjects. any other three (3) Arts/or Social equivalent in Arts or Social Science subjects.
ii. First degree Arts/Social Science Science subjects. b) Diploma in Law* (Upper Credit) from recognised
(Second Class Lower) subjects. institutions.
of an accredited c) First degree from a recognised University.
University. d) The following qualifications may be considered in lieu of ‘A’
Level subjects for Direct entry admission, H.N.D., A.C.I.S.,

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ACA, A.C.C., LL. B (Inter) of University of London and N.C.E.

e) Such Candidate must meet the UTME entry requirements
stated above.
Degree holders need not possess Literature in English.

UTME
i) ILORIN accepts five (5) ‘O’ level (SSCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB/
etc.) credit passes in Arts/Social Sciences/Commercial
subjects including English language, Literature in English
and Mathematics.

UTME SUBJECTS
i) ILORIN requires Arts or Social Science subjects including
Literature in English.

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