The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria has accredited the Law Faculty of the Renaissance University, Ugbwaka, Enugu State.
The Council in approval letter to the Vice Chancellor, said it had met the accreditation requirements to offer the Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree programme.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Thaddeus Eze, who disclosed this on Thursday, while briefing journalists on the 15th anniversary of the university, added that the Council in consideration for the approval cited “marked improvements in the number of lecturers and physical facilities.”
Eze said, “Meeting the stringent requirements of the Council of Legal Education required uncommon diligence, focus and tenacity of purpose. We have learnt a lot from the council on meticulous compliance to set standards.
The exercise entailed extensive upgrade of our facilities and we are now poised to be in the vanguard of legal education in the region.”
While commending the Dean of the faculty and other members of the committee tasked with spearheading the preparations towards achieving the approval status, Eze said they were exemplary in their unwavering commitment and passion for excellence.
Established in 2005 as the second private university in the South-East, Renaissance University Ugbwaka is also among the few Council-approved universities in the region that offer the Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree programme.
