The Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), has been granted approval to run Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme effective from 2025/2026 academic session.
The approval followed a resource verification exercise conducted by an NUC panel to assess AKSU’s readiness in terms of staffing, infrastructure, and other essential resources.
The new Faculty of Law will comprise three departments: Private and Property Law, Jurisprudence and International Law, and Commercial and Industrial Law.
In a letter dated November 10, 2025, and addressed to the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor OtoAbasi E. Akpan, the NUC said “I am directed to inform the Vice-Chancellor that the Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the LL.B Law Programme to be run in the Main Campus of the University with effect from the 2025/2026 academic session”.
NUC further enjoined the university to provide human and material resources for the development and growth of the approved programme in line with the provisions of the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) for the Nigerian University System.
The University Management expresses its profound gratitude to the NUC for the approval and reaffirms commitment to maintaining the highest standards of academic excellence, integrity, and quality service delivery in all its programmes.
