‎The Nigerian Law Society and the Ghana Law Society on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Pan-African Institute for Continuing Legal Education. According to a statement by Tonye-Clinton Jaja, the executive director of NLS, on Tuesday.

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‎The agreement, he said, aimed to strengthen continuing legal education and professional development among lawyers across Africa.

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‎Jaja said the two professional bodies agreed to collaborate to design and deliver continuing legal education programmes through both physical and virtual platforms.

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‎Jaja said the proposed institute would be headquartered in Accra, Ghana, adding that the initiative would provide a platform for lawyers to improve their professional knowledge and skills.

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‎He said he signed the agreement on behalf of the NLS through his representative, Apaerala Perey.

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‎On the Ghanaian side, the president of the GLS, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, who is also a member of the Ghanaian parliament, signed the MoU.

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‎Jaja said GLS promised to send a seven-member delegation to attend the NLS annual general conference on November 4 and 5.