NILDS felicitate with Senate President @ 62.

NILDS felicitate with Senate President @ 62.

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has felicitated with the President of the Sanate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on his 62nd birthday. In a statement signed by Professor Sulaiman, he appreciated Senator Akpabio who is the Chairman NILDS Governing Council for being a blessing and a rare gift to Nigeria's Democratic Institutions. While praying God to grant him many more […]

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Dele Farotimi: Labour Party Reps Caucus calls for Judicial Neutrality, Fair Hearing

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for judicial neutrality, impartiality and fair hearing in the contentious defamation case brought against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi by Afe Babalola, SAN. This is as the Caucus expressed deep concerns over the growing trend of anti-democratic activities and developments that undermine Nigeria's civil governance. Referencing the recent controversial arrest and imprisonment of Barrister Farotimi, who […]

December 6, 2024 7 7

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Speaker Abbas Commits to Nigeria moving beyond women inclusion by 2027

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed his belief that the call for empowerment of women in the development of society will go beyond calls for their inclusion in politics. Speaker Abbas said that by 2027, some gender-based demands by women would have been legalised in the 1999 Constitution. The Speaker stated this on Wednesday when a delegation of United Nations (UN) visited […]

December 4, 2024 4

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Parliament: Your Vote Crucial in Shaping Nigeria’s Constitutional Future, Kalu Tells State Legislatures

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has emphasized the crucial role of State Legislatures in shaping Nigeria's constitutional future. He made the emphasis, in Friday, while delivering his opening speech at the Retreat for Speakers and Principal Officers of the State Houses of Assembly (South West Region) in Ekiti State, where he addressed the importance of proactive stances by State legislatures in […]

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Reps: We’ll Reintroduce Rejected Bill on 6-years Single Term says Sponsors

By Oluwakemi Kindness The sponsors of the bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for a single term of six years for the Offices of the President, State Governors and Local Government Areas Chairmen, says the bill will be re-introduced again on the floor of the House. According to the Leader of the opposition coalition, Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 other members of the House who sponsored the bill, […]

November 22, 2024 6 4

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Reps urges States Govs on Adoption of Motherless Children

By Oluwakemi Kindness State Governors in the country have been urged to adopt at least five motherless children as part of efforts geared toward ending the menace of Out-of-School Children in the country. Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, Kafilat Ogbara, made the call during the 4th day celebration of National Children Leadership Conference by Children of African Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV) founded by representative Bamidele Salam. She […]

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Food: 92 CSOs tasks Reps on Prohibition of GMO Products

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has been tasked on the need to urgently prohibit the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in Nigeria in the bid to protect the environment and the health of the citizen. A Coalition of over 90 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a public hearing on GMO by the Joint House Committees on Agricultural […]

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Nigeria’s Governance Challenges Stem from Attitude, Not System of Government – NILDS DG

By: Julian Adetinuyo In an exclusive interview with Democracy Radio, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), provided key insights into Nigeria's democratic and legislative trajectory. Professor Sulaiman outlined NILDS' ongoing efforts to enhance legislative capacity and drive democratic reforms amid evolving socio-political challenges. He also highlighted the institute’s role in equipping lawmakers with the resources needed for effective policymaking and called for […]

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Reps to Investigate $2 Billion Renewable Energy Investments in Nigeria

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders to an investigative public hearing on the two billion dollars renewable energy grants and investments meant for the development of the renewable energy sector in Nigeria, which has not made a commensurate impact on the energy security challenges in the nation. The public hearing which is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5th and Wednesday, November 6th, 2024, […]

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