This study examined the legislative role of the Nigerian Senate in advancing food security between 2019 and 2023, with particular focus on the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. It evaluated the number ...

The legislative-executive relationship is a fundamental pillar of democratic governance, particularly in presidential systems where the doctrine of separation of powers aims at ensuring institutional checks and balances. ...

In Nigeria today, there is public outcry among citizens regarding lack of transparency in the activities of their representatives. Despite public outcry, much has not been done to address this problem. The objective of the ...

ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies capacity building activities on the Legislative Staff of the National Assembly. The study was motivated by the ...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Nigeria’s 9th National Assembly Committee on Ecology and Climate Change in responding to the growing environmental and climate challenges facing the country. Since the inauguration ...

The House Committee on Rules and Business is an engine room of the House of Representatives. It ensures the smooth conduct of the business of the House in the law making process in compliance with the provisions of Order ...

Electoral systems remain the engine room of democracy. It is against this backdrop that a political candidate needs to secure only one vote over his rival(s) or opponent(s) to win an election and represent his constituency ...

This study examined women’s representation in the Rivers State House of Assembly. 2015-2023. The objectives of the study were to examine the level of women’s representation in the Rivers State House of Assembly, to ascertain ...

The level of infrastructural development in Nigeria has not improved significantly since the return of democracy in 1999. Poor infrastructure development has been perpetuated despite the oversight roles of Nigeria’s National ...

The committee system is one of the important mechanisms through which legislatures perform their functions. Given the importance of the committee in the legislative process, this dissertation examines the effectiveness of ...

The number of women representation in the governance of Nigeria has been very low and tends to even become worse. Comparatively, low female representation at Nigeria’s National Assembly presents one of the worst-case ...

This study was conceptualized to assess the effect of health policy in terms of implementation on the management of health emergencies in Nigeria using the COVID-19 pandemic as a test case. The following objectives were ...

The resesarch is undertaken to examine the role of the eighth and ninth national assembly in promoting the health sector in Nigeria; using the federal capital territory of Nigeria as a case study. The objective of the ...

The significance of the legislature as a representative of the masses and the vital role of the media as the fourth estate cannot be overstated. This research delves into the media's influence on the legislative process ...

This study evaluated the performance of the 9th House of Representatives Committee on Narcotic Drugs concerning the rising drug use in Nigeria. Specifically, the study evaluated the oversight activities of the House Committee ...

There is a global trend towards greater openness in parliamentary system of government. This is based on the belief of the legislative oversight functions in ensuring accountability of the government. Since the dawn of the ...

Civil society organizations (CSOs) are known to be non-state actors whose goals are neither to make profits nor to seek governing power. They are known essentially to play vital roles in the process of representative ...

This study presents an assessment of the effectiveness of the House Committee on Industry in overseeing the activities of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in promoting quality standards for products and ensuring ...

The legislature is an institution which represents the common and collective interest of the citizens through the enactment of laws and the exercise of oversight functions on the activities of the executive. This is why ...

Corruption is one of the greatest challenges that Nigeria faces as it impacts on the development of the country. Despite the enormous powers of the National Assembly to combat corruption, corruption has persisted in Nigeria. ...