A Nigerian lawyer who specializes in legislative drafting, Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, has been selected to develop postgraduate academic programmes for the National University of Lesotho.
Lesotho is a country located in the southern part of Africa.
The project is being carried out through the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), a programme where Nigeria provides technical support to other countries instead of direct financial aid.
This opportunity came after the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Isaac Olusola Fajana, requested help from the Director-General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Buba Yakub. He explained that the school currently lacks qualified law lecturers in that field and does not have enough funds to hire one.
Based on the agreement, Jaja will not receive any salary or payment for the work.
He will work with the university’s Faculty of Humanities to create postgraduate courses in Legisprudence, which focuses on using philosophy to improve lawmaking and legislation.
The programmes he will design include a Postgraduate Certificate in Legisprudence (Philosophy of Lawmaking), another certificate in Philosophy of Legislation, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy of Legislative Drafting.
These courses aim to improve research in legisprudence, strengthen lawmaking processes in Lesotho, promote African legal ideas alongside Western theories, and train experts in drafting laws.
The National University of Lesotho, located in Roma, was founded in 1945 and is the country’s oldest public university.
In addition, a team from the Lagos State Law Reform Commission plans to visit the university between July and August 2027 to build stronger partnerships and learn from each other.
This visit is part of efforts to improve law reform through international cooperation and shared knowledge.
Since it started, the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps has sent over 10,000 Nigerian professionals to different countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
In 2025 alone, volunteers were sent to 12 countries, including Jamaica, Rwanda, Liberia, and The Gambia, while new partnerships were formed with countries like Equatorial Guinea and Grenada.
