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The Challenges faced by Criminal Justice System and the Role Players in Combating Cybercrime in Nigeria
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
Cybercrime is a new wave of criminality confronting the law enforcement clusters
of the world. The modus operandi of cyber criminals is different from those of
conventional thieves and fraudsters. It is a new area of ...
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 ...
Conducting Scheduled Governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo States in the Face of COVID-19 National Health Emergency in Nigeria: Possibilities and Options
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
This policy paper examines the possibilities and options of conducting
the scheduled governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States in the face
of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using both primary and secondary sources
of data, ...
Development Implications of Morocco’s Membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
The membership application of Morocco to the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS) in February 2017; one month after
returning to the African Union (AU) following over three decades, has
continued to generate ...
Nigeria’s External Image and Global Responses to the Postponing of the 2019 General Elections: A Preliminary Investigation
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
This paper interrogates the postponement of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria
and the attendant international responses it elicited. It noted that Nigeria’s
national elections had been similarly postponed in 2011 and ...
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 ...
The Role of the National Assembly in Budget Process in Nigeria
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
This paper examined the various stages in the budget process in Nigeria such
as the budget preparation and submission, budget authorization, budget
execution and budget evaluation/audit report; and highlighted the role ...
Resurgent Violent Farmer-Herder Conflicts and ‘Nightmares’ in Northern Nigeria
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
How have variables of terrorism, politics and ethnicity complicated the increasingly
devastating conflicts between farmers and herders in Nigeria? What short and
long term policy suggestions can aid the management of ...
Vote Buying and Credible Elections in Nigeria: An Opinion Survey of Voters on the 2019 General Election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)
Monetary inducements has been part of the electoral process in Nigeria in
recent years but the incidence of vote buying became so glaring and discredited
the democratic process in the 2019 General Election. This study ...
Review of Duncanson, C. (2016). Gender and Peace building. Cambridge: Polity Press. 157 pages and preliminaries
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2020)