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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 ... -
Improving Compliance and Service Quality in Nigeria's Electricity Sector
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2025-01)Nigeria's electricity sector has struggled with inefficiencies and a lack of accountability post privatization, with consumers frequently facing estimated billing, ineffective complaint mechanisms, and self-funded ... -
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 ... -
Incessant Delay and Cancellation of Flights in Nigeria: Need for Proper Regulatory and Legislative Oversight
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2025-02)Background Issues • The aviation sector in Nigeria has been plagued by frequent flight delays and cancellations, leading to significant inconvenience for passengers while business opportunities are lost. • Just between ... -
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 Interventions to Strengthen Public Health and Bolster NAFDAC`S War against Counterfeit Drugs and Contaminated Food in Nigeria
(NILDS - Department of Democracy and Governance, 2025-04)Proliferation of adulterated food and counterfeit drugs has become a menace in Nigeria, with attendant health and economic costs. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standards ... -
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 ... -
Legislative Strategies for Combating Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria: Strengthening Enforcement, Protection, and Support Systems
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2025-04)Gender-Based Violence (GBV) remains a critical issue in Nigeria, with alarming statistics reported between 2023 and early 2025. In September 2023, the Minister for Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, announced that ... -
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 ... -
Leveraging Partnerships with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) to Enhance Access to Federal Government Policies
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2025)This brief highlights the critical gap in the accessibility of government policy documents and suggests that NILDS could seize this opportunity to establish a strategic partnership with the Office of the Secretary to the ... -
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 ... -
National Assembly, Federal Budget and Appropriation in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: 1999-2019
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)The paper examines the role played by the legislature in the appropriation and budget process in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic from 1999 to 2019. Using data generated from primary source such as interview and reports and ... -
The Need for Effective Implementation of the National Automotive Policy to achieve Industrialisation in Nigeria
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)The implementation of the National Automotive Policy has generated divergent views among major stakeholders in the industry. While the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) argues that the policy has led to loss ...