In May, 1999, Nigeria commenced a journey in constitutional governance, founded on the rule of law. Some of the important, universally validated elements of the system are an independent judiciary; and the right of ...

Nigerian laws, including Islamic Law applicable in Nigeria, prohibit (indiscriminate) termination of pregnancy; save therapeutic abortion when the life of the pregnant woman is endangered. Yet, the abortion rate ...

The National Broadcasting Commission was established in 2004 by virtue of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, 2004 with the mandate of licensing and regulating the broadcast industry in Nigeria. In carrying out ...

Since 1979, Nigeria’s Constitution has always mandated the government to abolish corruption (and abuse of power). The extant Constitution of 1999 which also stipulates this, generally mandates the government to ...

With the return to democratic rule in 1999, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered), which is modelled after the country’s defunct Constitution of 1979, came into force. Since then, there ...

In its role as a sub-regional organization, ECOWAS has had to respond to the violent conflicts within the West African sub-region, thereby shifting its focus away from its original agenda of commerce and economic ...

The negative impact of climate change makes carbon emission top the list of dangerous human activities against our planet. This negative fallout is bound to increase further because of un-abating carbon emissions. Although ...

Political campaign finance refers to funds used to promote the interest of political parties and candidates. The Nigerian political campaign history from 1999 until date has revealed that such campaign funds oftentimes ...

Derogation from fundamental rights is often justified on grounds of national security concerns, with the net effect of limiting the enjoyment of those rights. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as ...

Since his assumption office, President Mohammadu Buhari has adopted the practice of issuing formalized Executive Orders. This is a new form of exercise of presidential power in Nigeria, which has generated controversy amongst ...

Treaties are the bedrock of international relations. Nigeria has signed on to several treaties that have given her a voice in global governance but have also raised concerns on their implications for the country. The ...

The impact of pre-election matters in the democratic process in Nigeria cannot be ignored considering the fact that it has distorted the electioneering process in Nigeria in many instances. Pre-election matters usually ...

A brewing debate that has been going on in current national discourse regards who the subjects of campaign finance laws are between political parties, candidates and aspirants of elections throws up the question regarding ...