The study addresses the critical issue of ensuring that legislative drafting truly reflects legislative intentions, using the Nigeria Police Act, 2020 as a case study. The specific objectives of the study are to examine ...

Regular and credible elections are the cornerstone of every democracy, as the absence of such processes threatens democratic stability. However, in many developing democracies, political actors often view elections as a ...

The evaluation of the slogan's effectiveness is specifically scoped to its interaction with vote trading. The project likely seeks to determine if the slogan had any discernible impact on the prevalence of vote trading, ...

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 ...

The study was motivated by the increasing challenge posed by insecurity in Nigeria and its potential to draw Nigeria backwards. Although the Executive Arm of the Government had the constitutional role to implement laws and ...

This study examined the role of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in the conduct of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, which were pivotal in shaping the nation’s democratic trajectory. Nigerian elections ...

Elections are the cornerstone of democratic governance, serving as a platform for citizens to choose leaders who would represent their interests and formulate policies that foster national development. However, in ...

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 quality and effectiveness of every legislation is largely dependent on the issuance of proper legislative drafting instruction by the instructor, proper understanding and analysis of this instruction by the drafter ...

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 ...

The advent of Facebook and X as social media platforms has fundamentally transformed the landscape of political discourse globally. One of the major problems is the rapid spread of misinformation and fake news through ...

This research was motivated by the need to appraise the necessity of the Seven C's of legislative drafting and other drafting techniques in the legal framework for employees' compensation under Nigerian law. The Employees' ...

Women aspiring to political leadership often faced unique challenges, including heightened public scrutiny and unrealistic expectations compared to their male counterparts. The study examined women's political under-representation ...

This study addressed the persistent challenges in legislative drafting within the National Assembly, where weak institutional structures, inadequate expertise, and limited stakeholder consultation have frequently ...

This study assessed Citizens' Participation in Democratic Process and its Effects on Legislative Outcomes in Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State. The study was provoked by the need to evaluate the effects of ...

The appropriation process in Nigeria, which involves the preparation, consideration, and passage of the national budget by the legislature, plays a critical role in ensuring sound public financial management and the effective ...

This study examined the rising influence of digital campaign strategies in Nigerian elections, focusing on their application and impact during 2015, 2019, and 2023 general elections. It highlights how political parties ...

This research is an exposition of the relationship dynamics between the legislative intent and judicial interpretation, how legislative drafters can reflect the legislative intent and improve the drafting process to minimise ...

This book is intended primarily as an introductory textbook for students in law faculties and other relevant disciplines in the ECOWAS Members States’ Universities. It is hoped also that judicial officers, legal practitioners, ...