NILDS, UNIBEN Launch PhD Programmes in Law, Governance

• Renew partnership to deepen research, policy development, democratic governance

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and University of Benin (UNIBEN) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and expanded their academic collaboration with the launch of doctoral programmes in law, policy and legislation as well as social science, politics, and governance.

The renewed agreement, according to a statement by NILDS, signed in Abuja on Thursday, marks a significant expansion of a partnership that has spanned more than a decade and focused on postgraduate education, research, capacity building and policy development.