This research work was designed to assess the performance of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in curbing corruption in Nigeria. The major objectives of the study include; to examine the compliance of legal and constitutional ...

It is no doubt that ECOWAS Parliament is central to any meaningful regional integration and good governance agenda in the ECOWAS subregion. As a result, this study assessed the roles of the Fourth ECOWAS Parliament in ...

The health sector in Nigeria has been characterized by poor public health care services. The broad objective of the study was to examine the roles, effects and challenges of the National Assembly towards public health care ...

The use of the Mace in the National Assembly was faced with challenges due to inadequate protection which led to Mace snatching and consequently, brought parliamentary proceedings to a sudden halt. The snatching of the ...

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 ...

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 study was designed to examine the extent of the effects of the role of the 8th National Assembly in strengthening Nigeria’s democracy. Therefore, it sought to; identify the roles of the legislature in a democracy, ...

For Democracy to be evident in any Country ,there must be separation of power, adherence to the rule of law and supremacy of the constitution . There are basically two (2) types of governance system in the world namely; ...

Ascertaining the working relationship between Civil Society Organizations and the Legislature at the federal level is the focus of this study. While several studies have examined the partnership between CSOs and other ...

Legislative oversight and executive accountability are implicational-related concepts so much that the presence of one means a presence of the other and vice versa. Hence, an examination of the performance of oversight ...

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 ...

The contributions of women participation in the Nigerian National Assembly following the country’s return to democracy in 1999 has brought into new focus, questions about the factors hindering women’s political participation ...

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 ...

The study was undertaken to evaluate how legislative coalitions can act as catalysts in sustainable national development to improve outcomes of public sector operations, particularly access to affordable, quality ...

This research assessed the performance of the National Assembly Service Commission, with specific objectives to examine the mandate of the Commission in terms of recruitment, promotion and discipline, assessed its performance ...

Despite 20 years of democratic experience, Nigeria’s democracy is bequeathed with challenges with the tendency to recede just like in many African countries. The problems stem from lack of free and fair elections, insecurity, ...

Parliamentary bureaucracy provides the personnel that supports the activities of the legislature as well as the administrative back-up for the execution of legislative functions. This Study assessed the effectiveness of ...

Despite the importance of education to human capital development and national development, particularly, providing skilled manpower to a Nation, improve life’s choices and the quality of living, the Education in Nigeria ...

Parliamentary Budget Scrutiny has been a burning issue since the advent of the fourth Republic in 1999. Several reasons have been adduced for poor performance of the Committee on Appropriation that are saddled with the ...

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: ...