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Protecting the Rights of Electricity Consumers in Nigeria: A Call for Complete Abolition of Estimated Billing and Total Installation of Pre-Paid Meters for Consumers
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-06)
One of the major challenges facing the power sector in Nigeria currently is the inability of the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to live up to expectations to comprehensively bridge the metering gap within electricity ...
Politics of De-Registration of Political Parties in Nigeria: Court of Appeal Judgment and the Way Forward
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2020-08)
Various forms of multiparty political systems have been introduced around the world since the start of the third wave of democratization in 19741. Today, we live in times when more countries elect their leaders through ...
Rising Insecurity and the Need to Enact the National Security Agencies Welfare and Protection Act
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)
This Brief has brought to the fore the need for the government, both federal and state, to adequately cater for and appreciate security personnel in the country. This Brief suggests that:
The three Bills (viz. 2020/HB.1047, ...
Nigeria’s Housing Deficit and Mortgage Financing: Challenges and Possible Solutions
(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
(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 ...