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Addressing Inadequate Orthopedic Hospitals in Nigeria: Issues for National Assembly Consideration
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2021-09)Given a population size of over 210 million people, and the rising trends in injuries to bones, ligaments, and tendons, sustained by road accident victims, and insurgents’ attack victims, amongst others, the need for the ... -
Addressing the Lackluster Performance of the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria: Areas for Legislative Interventions
(NILDS-Department of Economics and Social Research, 2024-11)The National Development Plan (2021-2025) envisioned a significant increase in Nigeria's agricultural productivity. In the same vein, due to the importance of agriculture, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-2) seeks to ... -
Administration of Cabotage Vessel Financing Funds (CVVF) in Nigeria: Issues for Legislative Consideration
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Administration of Cabotage Vessel Financing Funds (CVVF) in Nigeria: Issues for Legislative Consideration
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-09)Recently, there has been concerns with the administration of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) in Nigeria. Section 44 of the Cabotage Act provides that the fund shall be collected by the National Maritime Authority ... -
AfCFTA, Dumping and Enforcement of Rules of Origin: Issues for Legislative Intervention
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2021-04)The recent launching of AfCFTA holds promise for the economic development of Nigeria and other AU member states. Despite the projected gains from the intra-Africa free trade, dumping is a key downside of AfCFTA, especially ... -
Aligning the Regulatory Framework for Assessing the Quality of Petroleum Products in Nigeria
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2024-09)The proliferation of substandard locally made and imported products is one of the contemporary challenges bedevilling the country. Specifically, low quality petroleum products have economic and non-economic (social, ... -
Alternative Source of Revenue and Need to Develop Chemical Industry/Sector: Issue for Legislative Attention
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2024-03)Globally, chemical industry has been playing crucial role that have revolutionized many important aspects of human well-being. Likewise, the development of chemical industry has had a significant economic impact, not ... -
Analysis Report of a Bill for An Act to Establish the Federal University of Technology, Maijujuas to make Comprehensive Provisions for the Management and Administration of the University; and for Related Matters
(NILDS-Department of Economics and Social Research, 2025-01)Education is universally recognized as a critical driver of development and prosperity in any country, and Nigeria is no different. Globe the sector plays a vital role in making available the required balance in the form ... -
Analysis Report on a Bill for an Act to Establish a Council for the Regulation of Legislative Counsel and Other Legislative Practitioners, to improve the quality of Bills, Motions and other legislative documents presented to the legislature for legislative actions; and for Related Matters Bill No: HB.61
(NILDS-Department of Economics and Social Research, 2024-09)Good legislative drafting is crucial for ensuring that laws are clear, precise, and effective. It minimizes ambiguity, prevent misinterpretations and legal disputes, thus fostering legal certainty and stability. Well-drafted ... -
Appraisal of FOI Act: Need for Legislative Amendment
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Appraisal of FOI Act: Need for Legislative Amendment
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-02)This brief seeks to review the FOI Act with a view to propose an amendment to the Act thereby strengthening and make it complementary to other strategies designed to reinforce accountability and transparency in the public ... -
Appraisal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007: Need for Legislative Amendment
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Appraisal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007: Need for Legislative Amendment
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-01)This brief highlights problems posed by the law as the Establishment Act seems to create confusion on the applicable legal regime in the areas of personal income tax, capital gains tax and stamp duties payable by ... -
Appraisal of the performance of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP): How far so far?
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-05)There is evident work in progress to ensure that the ERGP succeeds. Positive results are already manifesting in key economic indices such as real GDP growth year on year, growth in foreign reserves, and downward trend in ... -
Are Deposit Money Banks’ Credit to SMEs Enough to Stimulate Economic Growth in Nigeria? Issues for Legislative Consideration
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Assessing Health Financing Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria (2015-2022)
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, Abuja, 2023-08)Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is vital to achieving Sustainable Development Goals. It ensures that everyone has access to quality healthcare without financial hardship. Though the reliance on public health expenditure ... -
Bank Credit, Industrial Sector and the Nigerian Economy: A VAR Approach
(Lafia Journal of Economics and Management, 2019)Industrial output and economic growth in Nigeria has been lackluster and efforts have been geared towards stimulating the industrial sector with a view to accelerating economic growth. Bank credit and government expenditure ... -
Calling Legislative attention to salient issues arising from the CBN Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 25th and 26th March, 2019
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Capital Allocation to the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in the 2019 FGN Appropriation Bill: Issues for Legislative and Executive Consideration
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)One of the ways the Federal Government seeks to achieve a growth target of 3% in 2019 from 2.38% as at 2018Q4, is through adequate funding of agricultural research. The Agricultural Research Council of Nigerian (ARCN) plays ...