This page contains official WAEC and JAMB subject combination (admission requirements) for Law, including the List of Nigeria Universities, Offering this Course, A level requirements and much more

Is Law a good course in Nigeria?

Absolutely. You can have your own law firm or work with the private or public sector. To earn more with this course you will have to gain more work experience and acquire higher degree qualifications. Law is one of the degrees in the world with plenty of job roles you can explore.

Law is one of the oldest, most popular and competitive degree courses. Most known Nigerian universities offer this degree course. So while you are here to get information on the O level subject combination for Law, we also expect you to make research on the universities below. Research on the university history (for violence, security, strike) and tuition fees.

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WAEC Subject Requirements To Study Law

In WAEC, NECO or GCE, you are expected to register a maximum of 9 subjects for a Law degree. You can register for less than 9 subjects if you are resitting.

However, you must have at least 5 credit passes amongst the 9 subjects listed below before you can gain admission into any Nigerian university to study a Law degree.

Remember, the subject combination you’re about to read is also applicable to all o level examinations. (WAEC, NECO and GCE). We have painstakingly highlighted (in red) the core subjects on which you must obtain credit before you can gain admission. Any subject with blue colour means, a pass is allowed.

If however, you fail one of the core subjects, you should read through each university’s special requirements for this course below to see if there is a university that may accept another subject in lieu of the one you failed. The 9 O level requirements for Law are:

• Mathematics
• English
• Civic Education 
• Trade Subject
• Government/History
• Economics
• CRS/IRS
• Igbo/Yoruba/Hausa
• Literature

Jamb subject requirements For Law.

For this degree, you are also required to register for 4 subjects and English is compulsory. Moreso, your JAMB score in addition to your POST UTME score will determine the cumulative score that the university will use to decide your candidacy for admission.

You should score 250 or above in JAMB to stand a better chance of gaining admission to study Law degree courses. You can still gain admission if you score between 180-200 upward but you do not stand a chance with those who had scored higher. Try out JAMB Admission Simulator.

The 4 compulsory (main) subjects in Jamb for Law are:

• English
• Literature
• Government
• Economics

Direct Entry requirement ( A-level result) to study Law

If you’re one of those seeking admission into the University to further your studies, in addition to the required WAEC subjects combination for Law, you are expected to have:

• Two ‘A’ level passes in Arts or Social Science subjects.
• NCE/OND/First Degree (Second Class Lower)

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If you have your O level result already and the subjects you have is not the same as the admission requirement that is the required O level subject combinations to study Law, don’t give up. You should consider other Law similar courses or take a look at Polytechnic or College of Education related courses.

You can also study online with a foreign university right from your bedroom or apply for a scholarship to study abroad. Education is now a choice. And please before you make a decision on which University to choose, please read useful guides on how to choose a course and university

Here is the list of universities offering Law Degree in Nigeria.

1. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
2. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
3. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State
4. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin
5. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli
6. Ajayi Crowther University, Ibadan (ACU)
7. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
8. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo
9. Bauchi State University, Gadau
10. Baze University
11. University of Benin (UNIBEN) (Federal)
12. Benson Idahosa University, Benin City
13. Bowen University, Iwo
14. Benue State University, Makurdi
15. Crescent University (CUAB)
16. Edwin Clark University, Kaigbodo
17. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT)
18. Gregory University, Uturu
19. University of Ibadan (UI)
20. Igbinedion University Okada
21. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji
22. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
23. Kogi State University Anyigba
24. University of Lagos (UNILAG)
25. Lagos State University, Ojo (LASU)
26. Lead City University, Ibadan
27. Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK)
28. Niger Delta University Yenagoa (NDU)
29. Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja
30. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (OAU)
31. University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT)
32. Nigeria Police Academy Wudil
33. Osun State University Osogbo (UNIOSUN)
34. River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)
35. Ekiti State University
36. Renaissance University, Enugu
37. Umar Musa Yar’ Adua University Katsina (UMYU)
38. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
39. National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
40. Osun State University Osogbo (UNIOSUN)
41. University of Uyo (UNIUYO)
42. Yobe State University, Damaturu

Law Course Description

The academic study of law in Nigeria will give you an insight into the legal systems on which much of our day-to-day life is based. You will gain a broad and thorough understanding of the subject. You will practise, practise and practise some more the skills of thinking, analysis, and written and verbal presentation of ideas of arguments. The skills are necessary to practice Law but make great transferable skills for many other career paths, such as teaching, the civil service, and the voluntary sector.

A degree in Law aims at producing a law graduate with a level of education to serve as a legal adviser to the governments of the day, their agencies, companies, business firms etc. by introducing you to the process of legal development and equipping you with the basic tools of legal analysis or legal method.

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Benefits of studying Law degree course:

• A Law degree will provide you with the skills required to practice in law, for example through mooting (a mock legal hearing where students argue points of law), and pro bono work. Depending on the course, you may study law in relation to specific areas, such as family, commerce, or finance.
• As a law graduate, there are plenty of job roles you can explore. Law graduates can be found working as barristers, paralegals, or solicitors. Law experts are also needed in police forces around the world, or among the finance, media, or political sectors.
• Alongside developing key subject knowledge throughout a law degree, you will also gain skills that can be used across your professional and personal life:
  • Written and spoken English skills
  • Collaboration, teamwork, and project management
  • Analysis, research, and attention to detail
  • Meeting deadlines.

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Admission Rate:

Law degree has a 21-29% admission rate.

Law is how many years course?

In Nigeria, if you gain admission to study Law degree courses at the university through JAMB UTME, you will study Law for five years. If you gain admission through direct entry, you will study this course for four years. And of course, there is room for more years if you have an extension; the aftermath of carryover courses.

Law is under which faculty in Nigeria?

According to JAMB, a body responsible for your admission into the University or other institutions, Law is under the Faculty of Law but may be under a different faculty in some universities in Nigeria.

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Can a science or art student study Law?

Yes! If you are a Science, Commercial or an Art student, you can study Law at the university provided you have the required subjects combined in your O level result. If you’re still in secondary school, you may find it difficult to change subjects to fit your desired course during WAEC registration because some schools may go against it.

Also, during WAEC or NECO registration make sure you know which subjects are been registered for you because some secondary schools are ignorant about the importance of O level requirements for university courses. Another alternative way to register the required subject combinations for Law is through GCE.

Is Law an art or social science subject?

Many students ask this question… If Law is a science, art or social science subject. Right now, I’ll give you a straight answer. The study of law crosses the boundaries between the social sciences and Art/humanities, depending on one’s view of research into its objectives and effect. Law course is studied under the faculty of Law in most Nigeria Universities while some may be studied entirely in a different Faculty.

Special consideration (waiver) for Law

• AAU and NAU require ‘O’ level credit pass in one (1) science subject and one (1) commercial subject and at
  least ‘O’ level pass in Mathematics.
• 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.
• 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.
• BSU accepts any other three (3) Arts/Social Science subjects
• 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.
• EBSU requires any other two (2) Arts or Social Science Subjects.
• ESUTECH requires ‘O’ level credit passes in Mathematics or Science subject.
• IBADAN requires five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes at one sitting or six (6) ‘O’ level credit passes at two (2)
  sittings to include English Language, Literature in English, any other subjects from Arts, Social Sciences
  or Sciences.
• ILORIN requires Literature in English plus any two (2) subjects.
• JOS and OOU; ‘O’ level credit pass in Mathematics is not compulsory.
• 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.
• LAGOS requires the five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects.
• 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.
• OAU requires five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes to include English Language and Literature in English.
• OOU requires ‘O’ level credit pass in Literature in English and at least ‘O’ level pass in Mathematics.
• PHC requires two (2) other ‘O’ level credit passes from Economics, Government, History, Geography, Commerce, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies at not more than two (2) sittings.
• UMYUK requires five (5) ‘O’ level credit 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.
• UNN does not require Mathematics and does not accept Fine Art or Local languages.
• UYO, MADONNA, BIU, and BENIN accept ‘O’ level pass in Mathematics

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