The continuous challenges of infrastructure in Nigeria over the decades have been a concern to policymakers. It is more worrisome when one considers the huge expenditure that has been incurred on infrastructural development, ...

This brief provides insight into some of the discriminatory laws against women in Nigeria, and suggests steps that may be taken to address them. Some of the existing laws that discriminate against women are the 1999 ...

This report examines the Nigeria Police Act, 2020 (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to increase the service years of police personnel from 35 years to 40 of service, and from 60 to 65 years of age, as the case may be. The ...

The courts are typically viewed as the apolitical arm of government. It is therefore axiomatic in any system of constitutional government built on the doctrine of separation of powers that political questions-issues are ...

This legal issue brief discusses the recently enacted Students’ Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Act, 2024 and appraises its innovative provisions setting it apart from the Act of 2023 which it ...

Sales of national assets has been a highly controversial issue that evokes sharp reactions and divide among the political actors and the populace in general. National assets sale is a situation where the government or its ...

The objective of the brief is to identify the causes of rising drug intake among youths in Nigeria. Rising cases of drug intake in Nigeria is alarming which has caused huge and unquantified damage to the society There ...

This Brief has brought to the fore the need for the government, both federal and state, to adequately cater for and appreciate security personnel in the country. This Brief suggests that: The three Bills (viz. 2020/HB.1047, ...

This research sought to examine the accountability works of Civil Society Organizations in strengthening the budget process in the National Assembly in Nigeria and to identify the varying factors militating against the ...

The paper focuses on the roles the committee clerks play to enhance citizens participation in the Legislative process.

This paper discusses the roles that committees play in chamber proceedings. It addresses issues such as membership, roles of the committees in plenary, bills referrals to committees and issues of public hearing as a way ...