The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has raised the admission quota into the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, to 210.
The increment in the admission quota was one of the decisions reached during the Council’s first quarterly meeting of 2026. The meeting, which was chaired by Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, was held last Wednesday (January 7, 2026) at the CLE’s headquarters in Abuja.
The upward revision, which also extended to two other universities, was premised on the CLE’s satisfaction with the available infrastructure, staffing levels and compliance with the prescribed academic standards of the beneficiary institutions.
The other two institutions are Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin; and Madonna University, Okija. The admission quota of each of the two private universities was raised to 100.
Reacting to the development, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, said that the revision of the admission quota is a cheering news to the entire University community.
Prof. Egbewole, who spoke through the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, said that the development is not only a welcome one but also a remarkable new year gift to the University.
Prof. Egbewole said that the Faculty is sufficiently equipped and staffed to train the number of students allocated to it, adding that the opportunity would be seized to ensure that the University produces more competent lawyers for the nation.
The Vice Chancellor thanked the CLE for the positive revision as he also paid glowing tribute to the management and staff of the Faculty for the good work they are doing, which culminated in the upward review.
While reiterating the fact that the Faculty boasts of the highest number of Ph. D. holders among its lecturers in comparison to its peers across the country, the Vice Chancellor assured all that his Administration would continue to support the Faculty and others to produce more competent manpower for national development.
Also reacting, the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Bashir Omipidan, said that his joy knew no bound on learning of the fascinating development.
Prof. Omipidan described the upward review as a testament to the visionary and competent leadership of the Vice Chancellor and his management team.
He said that the development has increased the number of students that can be admitted from 150 to 210. Prof. Omipidan stated that the increment has taken the University to the league of its peers that are admitting more than 200 students annually.
The Dean noted that the upward revision was premised on the improved facilities enjoined by the Faculty in the last three years, saying that the Faculty had never had it so good.
He also saluted both the academic and non-teaching staff of the Faculty for their hardwork and commitment, which culminated in the development.
The Dean, who also thanked all his predecessors, alumni of the Faculty and other stakeholders, assured the university that he and his colleagues would keep on working hard to ensure that the momentum of the rising profile of the Faculty is not only sustained but also raised.
A few of the students of the Faculty, who spoke to UNILORIN Bulletin on the development, also expressed their happiness with the development.
They said that the increment in the admission quota would encourage more candidates to choose the University for their Law degree programmes.
The students, who included Mr Abdulsamad Oladimeji Imam and Miss Aishat Dolapo Baba, thanked the authorities of the University and the management as well as staff of the Faculty for working so hard to secure the increase in the admission quota.