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Climate Governance and Legislation in Nigeria: Matters Arising
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)Climate governance in Nigeria is a new entrant to the domain of public interest and attempts at legislating on it through agenda setting in-roads and eventual attainment of the list of state responsibilities for public ... -
Leveraging equity and fairness in the distribution of political positions to promote unity and security in Nigeria
(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 ... -
Dominant Power Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Zimbabwe Circa, 1980-2017 A.D
(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 ... -
Constituency Representation in Nigeria: An Assessment of Taraba State Federal Legislators (2013 – 2019)
(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 ... -
Democratic Governance, University Education and Economic Development: Rethinking Possibilities
(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 ... -
Historic Patterns of Democratisation in Ghana And Nigeria
(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 ... -
Conflict and Distortion in Resource Utilization and Peace-Building in Kogi State, Nigeria
(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 ... -
Democracy Without The People: Interrogating Low Voter Turnout in Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections
(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 ... -
Electoral Reforms And Democratic Stability in Nigeria: A Critical Review of the 2022 Electoral Act
(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 ... -
Xenophobic Attacks on Foreign Nationals in South Africa: A Threat to International Relations
(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 ... -
Citizens’ Lack of Trust in State Management of COVID-19 Pandemic: How does the Legislature bridge the Gap?
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-01)Government’s ability to harness public trust is crucial for managing the COVID-19 pandemic and finding ways out of the crisis. This brief takes a look at what drives the widespread skepticism about government's coronavirus ... -
Public Trust and the Management of COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of the Legislature
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-02)Government’s ability to harness public trust is crucial for managing the COVID-19 pandemic and resolving the crisis. This brief takes a look at what drives the widespread skepticism about government's coronavirus response ... -
An Analysis of Nigeria's Position in the 2020 Corruption Perception Index
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-02)This data brief analyses Nigeria’s position in the 2020 Corruption Perception Index. The brief reveals that despite all the measures taken to fight corruption by the present and past administrations, not so much has been ... -
Closing the Gender Gap in Nigeria’s Agriculture Sector
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-02)The agriculture sector plays a crucial role in the Nigerian economy, in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment, household income and poverty alleviation. However, statistics have shown that the sector’s performance ... -
Nigeria COVID-19 Vaccination Plans: Ensuring Equitable Allocation and Distribution
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-02)The morbidity and mortality rates of the coronavirus, otherwise called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or COVID-19, ignited the urgency of developing and ensuring access to affordable, safe and ... -
Transparency, Probity and Accountability: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Nigerian Public Sector
(The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2021-03)This study focuses on the effectiveness of Treasury Single Account (TSA) for promoting transparency, integrity, and responsibility among public sectors in Nigeria. A TSA is an important tool for managing government activities. ... -
Ondo State Government’s Ultimatum to Fulani Herdsmen: Matters Arising
(2021-03)The brief captures the declining state of security in Nigeria, with specific focus on herders-farmers conflict that has taken new shapes and dimensions in recent times. It demonstrates that herdsmen activities are among ... -
Profile of Insecurity in Nigeria, 2020: Considerations for the National Assembly
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-03)This brief adds to the discourse on insecurity in Nigeria by providing data on violent attacks and deaths across the nation for the year 2020. In its analyses, the brief shows that over 3,300 Nigerians lost their lives in ... -
Implications of the Chadian President’s Death for Nigeria’s Internal Security
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-04)This brief presents an assessment of the possible implications of the development in Chad, following the sudden death of President Idriss Deby, for Nigeria’s internal security and the fight against terrorism. While the ... -
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS AND SELECTIVE COMPLIANCE BY MDAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LEGISLATURE IN NIGERIA
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-05)This policy brief focused on issues of selective compliance with resolutions passed by the legislature and its negative implications on the image and effectiveness of the legislative institution in Nigeria. It is worrisome ...