Section 15: Power to make and approve Statutes.

(1) The power of the University to make, amend or revoke a Statute shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) A proposed Statute shall not have the force of law until it has been approved at a meeting of the:
(a) Senate, by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members of Senate; and
(b) Council, by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members of Council.
(3) A proposed Statute may originate either in the Senate or Council and may be approved as required under subsection (2) by both bodies in no particular order.
(4) A Statute shall not come into operation, unless approved by the Visitor where the Statute:
(a) makes provision for or alters the composition or constitution of the Council, the Senate or any other authority of the University; or
(b) provides for the establishment of a new campus or college or for the amendment or revocation of any Statute whereby a campus or college is established.
(5) For the purpose of section 2 (2) of the Interpretation Act, a statute shall be treated as being made on the date on which it is approved by the Council and the Senate in accordance with subsection (3) or in the case of a statute falling within subsection (4), on the date on which it is approved by the Visitor on the recommendation of the National Universities Commission. [Cap. 123, LFN, 2004]