Scholarly Publications: Recent submissions
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CONGENITAL ANOMALIES AS GROUNDS FOR ABORTION IN NIGERIA
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2019-12)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 ... -
AN APPRAISAL OF THE LAW PROHIBITING RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM POSSESSING BROADCAST LICENSE IN NIGERIA
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2019-12)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 ... -
A REVIEW OF COMMITTEES IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: A STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS, 2003-2013
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Strategies for Improvement of the Quality of Bills and Legislative Drafting in Nigeria
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)“…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. ... -
JUDICIAL ATTITUDE TO LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS WHICH TEND TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO COURT THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
IMPROVING EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS IN NIGERIA
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
EXCLUSION BY ELECTORAL LAWS IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
EVALUATION OF HUMAN SECURITY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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, ... -
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OF THE ECOWAS COURT OF JUSTICE
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Electricity theft in Nigeria: How effective are the existing laws?
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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. ... -
CONTROL OF PUBLIC FUND BY THE LEGISLATURE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AMERICAN CONGRESS AND BRITISH PARLIAMENT
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
APPRAISAL OF THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN THE APPROPRIATION PROCESS IN NIGERIA: HINTS FROM CROSS-COUNTRY SURVEY
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
An Analysis of Nigeria’s “Compulsory Treatment and care for Victims of Gunshots Act, 2017.”
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
A Critique of the Constitution Alteration Process in Nigeria’s’ 7th and 8th National Assemblies
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), 2018-08)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 ... -
Nigeria: Between Re-Federalisation and Disintegration
(2020-10)Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is currently battling to survive the onslaught of centrifugal forces tearing at its foundation of nationhood. Caught between waves of separatist agitations in its eastern geopolitical ... -
Challenges of Pre-Election Litigations in the Electoral Process of Nigeria: Rivers and Zamfara States’ Disputes in Perspective
(Public and International Law, 2019)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 ...