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Girl-Child development in Nigeria: An assessment of systemic challenges and opportunities
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-06)This policy brief argues that most of the factors hampering the development of the girl-child in Nigeria are institutionalized and require a systematic approach to tackling them. Factors such as poverty, cultural and ... -
Government by the People and National Security in Nigeria: A Strategic Panacea for Good Governance
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2022)This paper examined government by the people and national security in Nigeria: A strategic panacea for good governance. Government by the people is a function of the “will” of the people. This was practiced by people of ... -
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 ... -
Human Insecurity and the Challenge of Voter Turnout at Elections in Nigeria 1999-2019
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2022)Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has successively witnessed decline in voter turnout at elections. This is in spite of the humongous amount of money expended on the conduct of elections in the country. Although authors have ... -
Impact of Women Organizations Access to Public Institutions and Officials on Policy Outputs in the Health Sector in Ghana and Liberia (2006 – 2018)
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)Among the major ways that Women organizations seek to influence policy outputs in relevant sectors are through access to public institutions and officials. Ghana and Liberia despite having a large number of women organizations ... -
Implications of Globalization on Trafficking in Persons in Nigeria
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2022)Over the years, extant literature by various scholars has been in existence on the propelling forces of trafficking in persons, however, this study examines globalization as being the catalyst of the illicit trade of Human ... -
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 ... -
Improving Access to Education for People with Disability in Nigeria
(2021)About seven million children with disabilities are out of school in Nigeria, constituting over 50% of total out-of-school children. Providing education access for these children is challenging despite the enactment of ... -
In-Feminism and Women-Women Marginalisation in Ogun State, Nigeria
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)The importance of women in the society cannot be downplayed. Today, what has become a social problem is women-women marginalisation in politics and political process despite the fact that women constitute significant ... -
Inclusive Gender Representation in Governance in Nigeria: The need to strengthen women representation through Political Party Nominations
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-05)Statistics have shown that women constitute half of the world’s population, yet their representation in the political and socio economic development and policy making of many developing countries, including Nigeria is still ... -
The Inefficiency of the Federal Government Staff Housing Board as a Framework for Providing Housing Access for Civil Servants
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)Housing deficit in Nigeria is currently estimated at about 17 million units. The Federal Government Staff Housing Board (FGSHB) is inefficient and unable to bridge the housing gap for federal civil servants The FGSHB ... -
Interrogating Government's Multi-Level Approaches to Ending Armed Banditry in the Northwest Region of Nigeria
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2022)The phenomenon of armed banditry has been a general trend mostly in Northern Nigeria and one of the greatest security threats to the existence of human life in the country. Despite the efforts of both the federal and state ... -
Investigating the Legacies of Violence and Conflict in Transitional Justice and Peace: The Values of Law in Politics
(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 ... -
Key Legislations in Nigeria, 1999 – 2015: Potentials for Impact and Challenges
(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 ... -
Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s National Assembly: An Institutional Assessment Approach
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)Over the years, legislative scholars have designed different approaches, indicators, benchmarks and assessment toolkits for evaluating the legislature. These range from self-assessment guide to minimum criteria for ... -
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 ... -
The Legislature and Legislative Practices in Anambra State: Scorecard of Performance of Anambra State House of Assembly 2003 - 2015
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Look Before Leaping, A Cautious Note on Nigeria’s E-Voting
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)Both institutional and procedural uncertainties have marred electoral practices and resulted into gross misconduct in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. In 2015, the Smart Card Reader (SCR) was introduced to Nigeria’s elections ... -
Modern and Refreshed Approaches for Operationalizing Community Policing Model in Nigeria
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)Community policing is a model of policing or strategy adopted by Nigeria to curb crime from the grassroots, starting from the local level. The strategy is based on the idea that local police have local responsibility to ...