Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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The Role of Legislative Drafters in Promoting Social Change in Nigeria: A Review of Selected Legislation from 2004 To 2022
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-04)The old, timeless axiom that change is inevitable still holds sway especially in any democratic society where there is guarantee of liberty and justice. Democratic society gives much allowance to social change unlike an ... -
An Assessment of the Role of National Assembly in Public Procurement Process in Nigeria: Case Study of the Senate Committee on Procurement
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2024-06)This study focuses on the role and effectiveness of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate Committee on Public Procurement, in enhancing the public procurement process in Nigeria. The research objectives included ... -
An Assessment of Voters' Turnout in the 2023 Presidential Election: A Case Study of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2024-05)Low voter turnout has continued to be a reoccurrence in Bwari Area Council of the Federeal Capital Territory, especially during presidential elections. Though, political participation is a fundamental aspect of the democratic ... -
The Role of the Legislative Drafter in Drafting Legislative Agenda for the Legislature: A Case Study of the 9th National Assembly
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-05)The success of every Legislative body depends largely on the conception of a legislative vision, setting out clearly defined legislative goals, adequate planning, and implementation of the said goals. Prior to the birth ... -
Assessing The Factors That Militate Against the Successful Passage of Gender Bills in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities Bill, 2022
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2024)Women's representation in Nigeria’s parliament has been the lowest in the world, and perceived that unequal representation will linger as long as men are the "gatekeepers" of policy formulation. The study sought to identify ... -
Post-Legislative Scrutiny By The Parliament and Congress in the United Kingdom and United States: Comparative Lessons for Nigeria
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2024-03)This dissertation was designed to comparatively examine the practice of post-legislative scrutiny by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Congress of the United States. The motivation for the study stemmed from the ... -
Assessment of the Oversight Performance of the 8th National Assembly Committees on Anti-Corruption
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-04)The study examined the performance of oversight by the 8th National Assembly anti-corruption committees. Other objectives included evaluated the effect of the institutional and legal frameworks facilitated by the 8th ... -
New Frontiers to Legislative Drafting: Plain Language in Perspective
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-05)The evolution of legislative drafting has witnessed a transformative paradigm shift, notably through the integration of plain language principles. This abstract provides a comprehensive exploration of the emergence and ... -
Delegated Legislation and Legislative Responsibility in Nigeria: The Way Forward
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-07)Delegated legislation is usually made by the executive pursuant to the powers given to it under an Act/Law of the Legislature. The Act/Law is usually known as the enabling Act/Law. The legislature sometime sets the parameters ... -
An Examination of Drafting Standards: A Case Study of Companies’ Regulations, 2021
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-05)Companies Regulations (CR) 2021 is a subsidiary legislation issued under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, primary legislation, to regulate the registration of companies, business names, incorporated trustees ... -
Assessing the Effects of Godfatherism on Credible Primary Elections in Benue State: 2018 and 2022
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-06)The literature on internal party democracy has paid attention to the politics of godfatherism in Nigeria and its negative effects on politics and administration, particularly bad governance and rising conflict across the ... -
Intra-Party Rivalry in the Build-up to 2023 General Election: A case of 2022 All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Primary Election
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-06)Democracy as a form of government towers above all other systems of government in the modern world. Political parties are the veritable platforms in which leaders are recruited to pilot the affairs of a state. In party ... -
The Politics of Impeachment in Nigeria: A case study of Zamfara State
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2023-06)The study assessed the politics of impeachment in Nigeria with a special focus on the impeachment of the Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, in February 2022, which was the only case of impeachment in the ... -
An Appraisal of the Impact of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission in the Legislative Process
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2022-04)The topic of this dissertation was chosen because of the lack of understanding of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC or the Commission) organizational structure, the Commissions relationship with the National Assembly; ... -
Legislative Oversight by the House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications: Stakeholders’ Perspectives
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2022-03)Numerous laws and regulations have been enacted by the Nigeria legislators for the operations of the telecommunication industries, in spite of these laws and regulations recent periods have beheld several reckless misconducts ... -
Bureaucracy and Service Delivery in the National Assembly: Case Study of Senate Directorate 2015-2019
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2021-06)The Senate Directorate performed very crucial role in the legislative process of the National Assembly. As a result, the researcher undertook the study on “Bureaucracy and Service Delivery in Senate Directory of the National ... -
Vote Buying and its Implication on Democratic Governance: A Study of Ondo State 2020 Governorship Election
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2021-04)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 ... -
Public Perception of the National Assembly and Legislators Turnover in the Fourth Republic’
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2020-01)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 ... -
The Effect of ICT on the 2015 and 2019 Presidential Elections in the FCT: Case of Bwari Area Council
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2022-03)In Nigeria’s current electioneering process, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has taken the centre stage in the conducts of elections. Hence, this study examined the effects of ICT on the 2015 and 2019 Presidential ... -
Politics Of Executive Bills And Independence Of National Assembly; A Case Study Of 8th National Assembly
(NILDS-Department of Studies, 2022-06)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 ...
