Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria

Our Philosophy

To place the University of Nigeria Nsukka in the forefront of Research and development, Innovation, Knowledge Transfer and Human Resource Development in the global academic terrain, while promoting the core values which will ensure the restoration of the dignity of man.

History

The Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, came into existence in September 1960 under the deanship of Professor G. M. Johnson. The establishment of the Faculty represented a significant milestone in the history of legal education in Nigeria, as it was the first Faculty of Law to be established in the country. Since its inception, the Faculty has produced over twelve thousand (12,000) law graduates and hundreds of postgraduates, many of whom have attained eminent positions in industry, institutions of higher learning, the judiciary and the legal profession.

The founders of the University of Nigeria sought to relate its activities to the social and economic needs and day-to-day lives of the Nigerian people, hence its philosophy: “To Restore the Dignity of Man.” In keeping with this broad philosophy, the Faculty’s programmes are based on the fundamental principle that law operates within a social context and must, therefore, be understood against that background. Legal training in the Faculty seeks to give students an understanding of the following:

  1. The nature of law and its functions in the administration of justice and the conduct of the other activities of a modern state.
  2. The processes employed in determining what the law is and applying its rules to new situations.
  3. The organisation of the legal profession and the machinery for the administration of justice.
  4. The general principles underlying the fundamental areas of law.
  5. The relationship between law, the other social sciences and the general framework of society.

Consequently, graduates of the Faculty are well equipped to function effectively in all spheres of life in which knowledge of law is required.

The Faculty’s curriculum is designed both for those who, after obtaining the LL.B. degree, wish to proceed to the Nigerian Law School and qualify as legal practitioners in Nigeria and for those who wish to obtain the degree as a qualification for employment in international and national agencies; federal, state and local governments; public and other statutory corporations; and industrial, commercial and other enterprises.

Over the years, the Faculty has developed different programmes to cater for various categories of law students. At the undergraduate level, the majority of students are admitted into the standard five-year programme through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Faculty also offers a four-year programme to a limited number of candidates who already possess university degrees, diplomas or the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level qualification.

At the postgraduate level, the Faculty has sufficient research facilities to offer programmes leading to the award of LL.M., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in various areas of legal specialisation.

Throughout its history, the Faculty has had the privilege of benefiting from the services of eminent legal scholars who helped to shape it into what it is today. They include Professor Emeritus C. O. Okonkwo, SAN; the late Professor Gius Ezejiofor, SAN; Professor E. I. Nwogugu; the late Professor D. I. O. Ewelukwa; Professor B. O. Nwabueze; Professor Ogwurike; Professor C. U. Ilegbune; Professor B. O. Okere; the late Professor G. O. S. Amadi; and many others.

At its inception, the Faculty had only three academic departments, namely: the Department of Commercial and Property Law, the Department of International Law and Jurisprudence, and the Department of Public and Private Law. In 2016, the Faculty was reorganised into seven departments, effective from the 2016/2017 academic session. The Faculty currently comprises the following seven academic departments:

  1. Department of Commercial and Corporate Law
  2. Department of Customary and Indigenous Law
  3. Department of International and Comparative Law
  4. Department of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
  5. Department of Private Law
  6. Department of Property Law
  7. Department of Public Law

Dean

Professor Obiajulu Nnamuchi

Heads of Departments, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

  1. Dr Ikenna Paul Ukam — Department of Commercial and Corporate Law
  2. Dr Edwin Arum — Department of Customary and Indigenous Law
  3. Dr Obinne Oguejiofor — Department of International and Comparative Law
  4. Dr Ebele Okiche — Department of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
  5. Dr Helen Agu — Department of Private Law
  6. Dr Collins Ajibo — Department of Property Law
  7. Dr Newman Richards — Department of Public Law

LIST AND DESIGNATIONS OF LECTURERS IN THE FACULTY AND THEIR CURRICULA VITAE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE LAW

  • F. N. Monye, LL.B. (Lagos), LL.M. (Nig.), Ph.D. (Lagos), B.L. — Professor
  • H. A. Umezurike, LL.B. (Ife), LL.M. (Nig.), Ph.D. (Abuja), B.L. — Reader
  • F. O. Ukwueze, LL.B., LL.M. (Nig.), Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • N. I. Itanyi, LL.B. (Ife), LL.M. (Lond.), B.L. — Reader
  • Callistus Iyidiobi, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Lecturer I
  • Lucky Daniel Iyoyojie, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer II
  • Paul I. Ukam, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., B.L. — Senior Lecturer
  • Chiamaka Orabueze, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMARY AND INDIGENOUS LAW

  • E. O. Ezike (Rev. Fr.), B.Phil., B.Div. (Rome), LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • J. F. Olorunfemi, LL.B. (Ife), LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Reader
  • B. O. Obuka, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Reader
  • N. R. Attoh, LL.B., LL.M. (Nig.), B.L. — Lecturer I

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW

  • I. P. Enemo, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M. (Lagos), Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • E. U. Onyeabor, B.Ed., M.Sc. (Environmental Management), M.Sc. (Rural Development Planning), LL.B., LL.M. (Nig.), Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • H. U. Agu, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Reader
  • S. N. Anya, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • M. C. Nwankwo, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Brunel), B.L. — Senior Lecturer
  • Adrian Osuagwu (Rev. Fr.), B.Phil., B.Th. (Rome), LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M. (Nig.), B.L. — Lecturer I
  • Daniel I. Onyeonagu, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer II
  • Akachi L. Nwogu-Ikoji, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I
  • Elias O. Offor, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I
  • Portia O. Chigbu, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I

DEPARTMENT OF JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY

  • Chukwunonso Okafo, LL.B. (Nig.), M.A. (Detroit), Ph.D. (Penn), F.C.I.Arb., B.L. — Professor
  • M. C. Anozie, LL.B., LL.M. (Zaria), Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • C. U. Anyanwu, LL.B. (IMSU), LL.M. (Lagos), Ph.D. (Birmingham) — Professor
  • E. L. Okiche, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Reader
  • C. O. Oguejiofor, LL.B., LL.M. (Essex), Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Lecturer I
  • C. E. Adibe (Rev. Fr.), M.A. (Philosophy), LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., B.L. — Lecturer I
  • Emmanuel C. Odoemena, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I

DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE LAW

  • O. T. Umahi, LL.B. (ESUT), LL.M. (LASU), B.Sc., M.Sc., LL.M., Ph.D. (Manchester), B.L. — Senior Lecturer
  • C. C. Obi-Ochiabutor, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Reader
  • Ugochinyelu Anidi, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M. (Lond.), Ph.D., B.L. — Senior Lecturer
  • Ikenna C. Okoli, LL.B., LL.M. (Nig.), B.L. — Lecturer I

DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY LAW

  • E. O. Nwosu, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • J. J. Odinkonigbo, LL.B. (ESUT), LL.M. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Osgoode), B.L. — Senior Lecturer
  • I. P. Chime, LL.B., LL.M. (Dundee), B.L. — Lecturer I
  • C. C. Ajibo, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M., Ph.D. (Manchester), B.L. — Reader
  • N. A. Nwafor, LL.B. (Uyo), LL.M. (Glasgow), Ph.D. (Stirling), B.L. — Lecturer I
  • C. O. Amucheazi, LL.B. (RUST), LL.M. (South Wales), Ph.D., B.L. — Reader
  • Sylvia C. Mosanya, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer II
  • Fochi A. Nwodo, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., B.L. — Senior Lecturer

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW

  • Obiajulu Nnamuchi, LL.B. (Awka), LL.M. (Notre Dame), LL.M. (Toronto), LL.M. (Lund), M.A. (Louisville), S.J.D. (Loyola) — Professor
  • J. N. Ezeilo, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M. (Lond.), Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • S. I. Nwatu, LL.B. (Awka), LL.M., Ph.D. (Nig.), B.L. — Professor
  • D. U. Ajah, LL.B. (Nig.), LL.M. (Nig.), Ph.D., B.L. — Senior Lecturer
  • Newman U. Richards, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., B.L. — Reader
  • Uju P. Okeke, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I
  • Obinna Edeh, LL.B., LL.M., B.L. — Lecturer I