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Repositioning the Nigerian State Through the Synthesis of Arts, Religion and Politics
(Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)Fifty years after independence, Nigeria still confronts several basic problems of insecurity, underdevelopment, electoral malpractices, corruption and poverty, poor standard of education, infrastructure deficit, religious ... -
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 ... -
Review of Duncanson, C. (2016). Gender and Peace building. Cambridge: Polity Press. 157 pages and preliminaries
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The Role of Delegates and Emergence of Credible Leaders from Party Primaries in Nigeria
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2022)The delegates system in any democratic setting always helps to nurture good ethics and democratic values that produce credible leadership in the country. The practice however, in Nigeria, has not brought about the emergence ... -
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 ... -
The Role of the Nigerian National Assembly in the Economic Diplomacy of External Debt Relief; 1999-2006
(NILDS, 2017)This paper examines the role of the Nigerian National Assembly in the economic diplomacy of external debt relief between 1999 and 2006. Using secondary data, the findings show that the National Assembly played a critical ... -
Transparency, Probity and Accountability: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Nigerian Public Sector
(The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2021-03)This study focuses on the effectiveness of Treasury Single Account (TSA) for promoting transparency, integrity, and responsibility among public sectors in Nigeria. A TSA is an important tool for managing government activities. ... -
The Travails of Democratic Transitions and the Challenges of Development in West Africa since the 1900s
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2022)The 1990s marked a watershed in the transition to democracy in West Africa. However, after three decades, democracy is yet to be rooted in the region due to frequent military interventions (coup d’états) and the subsequent ... -
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 ... -
Xenophobic Attacks on Foreign Nationals in South Africa: A Threat to International Relations
(NILDS-Department of Democracy and Governance, 2021)This study examines the concept of discrimination based on Xenophobia, and its history as well as the factors that led to its growth in contemporary South Africa. Migration of people from other African countries and outside ...