Legislative oversight as one of the core functions of the National Assembly is programmed to check waste, inefficiency, ineffectiveness, corruption and mismanagement of public resources in governance, thus, necessitating ...

This research, Political Party Administration and Good Governance in Nigeria: A comparative study of the administrations of Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke in Cross River State (2003-2011) tried to underscore a comparative ...

The issue of law making in Nigeria is as important as the government. This obligation is known to be vested on the neck of the National Assembly comprising legislative and executive arms of government. The present study ...

This study examined public hearing and citizens participation in law making in Nigeria with reference to the activities of the Senate committee on Judiciary, Human rights and Legal matters in the 8th National Assembly. ...

This study examines the perception/image problem of the National Assembly and the high turnover rate of legislators which has been a worrisome issue for the legislature in the Fourth Republic. (1999-2019). Turnover is the ...

While studies on legislative resource competence agree that a positive relationship exists between resource competence and legislative effectiveness, that is, that legislatures are more effective when adequately resourced; ...

This research sought to examine the accountability works of Civil Society Organizations in strengthening the budget process in the National Assembly in Nigeria and to identify the varying factors militating against the ...

The objective of this study is to examine the role of the ECOWAS Parliament in combating insecurity within the sub-region and ascertain factors militating against the effective role of the ECOWAS Parliament in combating ...

The study was designed to investigate the role of legislative committees in enhancing effective legislative performance in Nigeria, focusing on the House of Representatives. The objectives of the study were to; identify ...

This study was designed to examine the characteristics of political parties that could be conducive to women legislative representation in Nigeria’s National Assembly from 1999 to 2019. The objectives of the study were to: ...

Countries of the world including the industrialised economies, such as United State of America, Germany etc. have sought to come under one form of regional integration or the other, the goal is to achieve regional economic ...

This research work was designed to examine “The role of the legislature in modern democracy: effectiveness and challenges of the 8th Senate in the Nigerian National Assembly. The objectives of the study include; to evaluate ...

Globally, the elected Members of the Parliament (MPs) who must ensure that they function in an internally democratic manner and have the necessary authority and resources to carry out their basic functions of legislation, ...

The 1999 Constitution (CFRN) as amended assigned roles and responsibilities to the Executives and the Legislature in the budget and process. The Executive prepares the budget, submit and implement same, while the Legislature ...

This study examined legislative-executive relations in Nigeria 8th National Assembly. The study was motivated by the strained relationship that characterized previous sessions and the need to device an effective mechanism ...

It is imperative to underscore the fact that the recurring issue of inconclusive election is becoming frequent and ubiquitous in the conduct of elections in Nigeria and, a formidable challenge in Nigeria’s electoral system, ...

Constituency projects scheme is an integral part of democratic system existing both in advanced and emerging democracies. It is the view of many scholars that legislative operations should include constituency project ...

The study designed to investigate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Yobe State House of Assembly Committee on Social Development and Women Affairs, identified the functions of the Committee on Social ...

Vote buying has taken the centre stage in Nigeria’s political process. This is because parties and candidates have shown by their conduct during political campaigns, that good party manifestoes and integrity of candidates ...

Voting in parliament x-rays the different patterns of voting choices expressed by the National Assembly Legislators, the circumstances that surrounded the passage of the bill into law, the preference of members which also ...