Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999, Nigeria has witnessed 3 successful Constitutional alterations. Secondly, during the regimes of President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan about ...

Gunshot victims in Nigeria have for a long time found it very difficult to get prompt medical care in hospitals and healthcare centres all over the country. This is motivated by the practice of demanding for a police ...

The right of access to court cannot be attenuated by a futuristic legislation as contemplated by either a statute, constitutional provision or even the National Assembly or any Legislature. The Courts guard right of ...

“…a systematized,...developed approach”1or framework for legislative drafting is a necessity for the production of quality Bills or legislation which in turn contributes to the overall national development of any democracy. ...

This paper examines the electoral laws in Nigeria to determine their impact on political exclusion and inclusion in the Nigeria democratic process. This study is necessary because participatory governance is a key ...

One of the crucial functions of the National Assembly (NASS) is appropriation of funds for the running of the government. Appropriation is one of the key components of legislative oversight which earns the legislature power ...

Human security is about human life and dignity expressed as freedom from fear and freedom from want. To that extent human security has in its embrace issues such as environmental degradation, human rights, equity, ...

Recent trends in Nigeria show that the simmering feud between the executive and legislative arms of government has degenerated to open conflict. As the 2019 general election approaches, this issue has become more ...

There is an overwhelming concern that if electricity theft is not controlled urgently, it will contribute immensely to a continued cycle of mountain debts and inefficiencies for not just the DISCOs but also for the GENCOs. ...

This paper looks at the power of the National Assembly (NASS) to control the purse in Nigeria. We look at the constitutional establishment of the NASS and the powers conceded to it in the Constitution on appropriation ...

Pre-election litigations involving intra-party conflicts seem to have taken a front-burner in the electoral process of Nigeria, especially since the advent of the current democratic dispensation. Hitherto, at least going ...

Proof beyond reasonable doubt is the requirement of our criminal law. The policy derives from the fact that human justice has its limitations, especially given the grave injustice that can be wrought by a wrongful conviction. ...

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 ...