• Historic Patterns of Democratisation in Ghana And Nigeria 

  Idowu, Harrison Adewale (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  The paper examines the historic pattern of democratisation in Ghana and Nigeria, respectively. Election management and subsequent transfer of power have been largely problematic in Africa. It also follows the trend that ...

• Dominant Power Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Zimbabwe Circa, 1980-2017 A.D 

  Okpe, Emmanuel; Odeh, Godwin Onuh (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  This paper examines issues in principles and practices of democratic consolidation in Zimbabwe. The political system in Zimbabwe theoretically upheld a multiparty system and has held periodic elections since 1980 but ...

• Democratic Governance, University Education and Economic Development: Rethinking Possibilities 

  Ofem, Igot (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  This paper presents a strong advocacy for change and advancement. It argues that understanding the extent to which the symbiotic relationship between democratic governance and university education impacts the Nigerian ...

• Constituency Representation in Nigeria: An Assessment of Taraba State Federal Legislators (2013 – 2019) 

  Nwanegbo, C. Jaja; Alebiosu, Emmanuel; Wununyatu, Daniel (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  This paper interrogates the representation of Federal legislators in Nigeria using Taraba Federal Legislative Constituencies as the area of study. The objective was to establish coherence between the actions and functions ...

• Xenophobic Attacks on Foreign Nationals in South Africa: A Threat to International Relations 

  Longinus, Ezeji Chiji (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  This study examines the concept of discrimination based on Xenophobia, and its history as well as the factors that led to its growth in contemporary South Africa. Migration of people from other African countries and outside ...

• Democracy Without The People: Interrogating Low Voter Turnout in Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections 

  Ngara, Christopher O.; Udefuna, Patrick N. (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  This paper examined low voter turnout in the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. The paper utilized both secondary as well as primary data sourced through a purposively administered questionnaire on a total of 260 respondents ...

• Conflict and Distortion in Resource Utilization and Peace-Building in Kogi State, Nigeria 

  Ibrahim, Mohammed Nasiru; Ahmed, Abdullateef (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  Conflict always generates insecurity. Peace scholars recognise conflict as a non-economic factor that impacts negatively on economic growth and development. The conflict escalated by resource control is prevalent partly ...

• Electoral Reforms And Democratic Stability in Nigeria: A Critical Review of the 2022 Electoral Act 

  Sulaiman, Abubakar Olanrewaju (NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)

  The paper interrogates the prospects of attaining democratic stability in Nigeria, via the instrumentality of electoral reforms, taking the Electoral Act 2022 into perspective. Electoral reforms have been generally observed ...

• Nigeria’s Housing Deficit and Mortgage Financing: Challenges and Possible Solutions 

  Onyimadu, Chukwuemeka O.; Nandi, Livinus A. (National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, 2020)

  The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to exacerbate Nigeria’s current housing deficit and limit access to affordable housing and long tenured mortgage financing. Social distancing protocols and lockdown rules have exerted ...

• Leveraging equity and fairness in the distribution of political positions to promote unity and security in Nigeria 

  Ikhide, Emily; Udefuna, Patrick; Nandi, Livinus A. (National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, 2021)

  Nigeria has witnessed diverse forms of insecurity and conflicts in the past ten years. This ranges from farmers-herders conflicts, Boko Haram insurgency, ethnic violence, religious extremism, kidnapping, and political ...

• Investigating the Legacies of Violence and Conflict in Transitional Justice and Peace: The Values of Law in Politics 

  Godwin, Onu; Abayomi, Kolapo Quadri (African Journal of Political Science, 2022)

  Violations of law, human rights abuse, and socio-economic and political grievances are legacies of violence and conflict-affected politics. In recent times, the aggravation of violence and conflict has hindered political ...

• The Legislature and Legislative Practices in Anambra State: Scorecard of Performance of Anambra State House of Assembly 2003 - 2015 

  Nwanegbo, C. Jaja; Udoh, Pius O. (NILDS, 2017)

  This paper tries to establish the state of functionality of Anambra State House of Assembly as a Legislative organ of government in the State. Its assessment is based on the common practices of the legislature, isolating ...

• Constitutionality, Privacy Rights and National Security: Developing a legitimate legal framework for Nigeria 

  Ihugba, Bethel Uzoma (NILDS, 2017)

  The right to privacy under section 37 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) is one of the key human rights provisions of the CFRN and is recognised in most jurisdictions. However, the spate and ...

• The Role of the Nigerian National Assembly in the Economic Diplomacy of External Debt Relief; 1999-2006 

  Ngara, Christopher Ochanja (NILDS, 2017)

  This paper examines the role of the Nigerian National Assembly in the economic diplomacy of external debt relief between 1999 and 2006. Using secondary data, the findings show that the National Assembly played a critical ...

• Executive-Legislature Relations in Foreign Relations: The Case of Nigeria’s 2005 Debt Forgiveness by the Paris Club 

  Alada, Abdulrasheed (NILDS, 2017)

  Nigeria’s external indebtedness dated back to pre-independence period but the debts were not much of a burden on the economy. However, with the oil glut of 1978, things began to change in the direction of accumulated ...

• Key Legislations in Nigeria, 1999 – 2015: Potentials for Impact and Challenges 

  Dan-Azumi, Jake Dabang (NILDS, 2017)

  While all legislations enacted by the National Assembly are binding and important, there are many laws that are significant for their span or because they point to a major and official decisive moment for the country. Since ...

• The Nigeria’s National Assembly and Inter-Parliamentary Diplomacy: An Assessment of the Fourth and Fifth National Assembly 

  Ngara, Christopher Ochanja (African Politics & Policy, 2016)

  This paper examines the role of the fourth and fifth Nigerian National Assembly in interparliamentary diplomacy. Using historical method, the paper established that the re-entry of the National Assembly into the global ...

• Public Health Activism and the Role of Civil Society in Good Governance: Some Reflections on the Nigerian Experience 

  Ngara, Christopher Ochanja (2019)

  This paper examines public health activism and the role of civil society in good governance in Nigeria. Using historical method spiced with empirical observation, the paper attempt to establish that public health activism ...

• Personality and Legislative Stability in Nigeria’s 6th and 7th National Assembly 

  Uge, Timipanipre; Ngara, Christopher Ochanja (Hyuku Journal of Pol. & Dev. Studies, 2019-01)

  This paper interrogates the influence of leadership personality on legislative stability in Nigeria’s National Assembly from 2007 to 2015. The study deployed descriptive research design in analysing the personality of ...

• Repositioning the Nigerian State Through the Synthesis of Arts, Religion and Politics 

  Adebusola, O. Okedele. (Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)

  Fifty years after independence, Nigeria still confronts several basic problems of insecurity, underdevelopment, electoral malpractices, corruption and poverty, poor standard of education, infrastructure deficit, religious ...

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