Free legal help in Nigeria

Free and low-cost legal aid in Nigeria: 26 organisations, sorted by city. Information comes from public sources: always check with the organisation before travelling.

Abuja

• Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) Nigeria
• FIDA Nigeria (International Federation of Women Lawyers)
• Legal Aid Council of Nigeria
• National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria
• Pro Bono Declaration & scheme (Nigerian Bar Association)
• ProBono Clearing House

Akungba-Akoko

• Adekunle Ajasin University Law Clinic

Awka

• Legal Defence and Assistance Project - Awka Office

Benin City

• Environmental Rights Action / Friends of the Earth Nigeria
• Pathfinders Justice Initiative

Calabar

• Basic Rights Counsel Initiative

Enugu

• Women Aid Collective (WACOL)

Ibadan

• Women's Law Clinic

Jos

• Legal Defence and Assistance Project - Jos Office

Kano

• Legal Defence and Assistance Project - Kano Office

Lagos

• Centre for Citizens with Disabilities
• Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation
• FIDA Nigeria
• Justice & Empowerment Initiatives (JEI)
• LawPadi
• Legal Aid Clinic
• Legal Defence and Assistance Project
• Public Interest Law Partnership (PILP)
• The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)

Osogbo

• Legal Defence and Assistance Project - Osogbo Office

Port Harcourt

• Legal Defence and Assistance Project - Port Harcourt Office

By need

• Children & youth
• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Human rights
• Women's rights