One of the world’s premier parliamentary academic and research institutions, NILDS supports the sustenance of dynamic and effective legislature in Nigeria (at Federal, State and Local levels), and the ECOWAS sub-region
One of the world’s premier academic and research institutions, NILDS supports the sustenance of dynamic and effective Legislature in Nigeria (at Federal, State and Local level), and the ECOWAS sub-region
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) is an organ of the National Assembly established by an Act of Parliament. President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the National Institute for Legislative Studies Act 2011 on March 2nd 2011 following the passage of the same by the Senate and the House of Representatives
In 2016, the Institute’s Governing Council approved the establishment of new department of Democratic Studies as well as a Department for Post Graduate Studies. On January 26th, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the National Institute for Legislative Studies (Amendment) Act, 2017. This expansion will enable the Institute to provide capacity development services to democratic Institutions and governance in Nigeria.
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To ensure the quality and effectiveness of laws, NILDS is actively involved in Legislative Drafting, Drafting of motions and Resolutions, Bill Analysis and Scrutiny, Support for committee and more
The institute recognizes that individuals respond to to different teaching and learning styles. Therefore, it adopts pedagogic style approaches to, which enable the participants to be actively involved in the learning process
Through its training programmes, NILDS enhances the capacities of legislators and staff to become more effective in carrying out their mandate
An important objective of NILDS is the dissemination of research output and designing/analysing policies that could be translated into legislation or imputed into the policymaking process
The induction for Members-Elect of the Bauchi and Plateau States Houses of Assembly has commenced, facilitated by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in collaboration with the […]
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub, and former commander special task force […]
As part of activities marking the 40th anniversary of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, the Director General, MINILS, Comrade Issa Aremu on Wednesday confered the Fellowship […]
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Through the development of its infrastructure the Institutes targets to be an internationally recognized research outfit that facilitates the development and sustenance of dynamic and effective legislature and democracy in not only Nigeria but the Sub region and the entire African continent.
The library has four major sections: Technical, Reader Services, ICT and Archives. We are here to assist you with your research and information needs.
The Legislative Archive preserves and makes available to the public the historical records of the National Assembly and the research records of the Institutue.
An important objective of NILDS is to promote democracy issues through training, advocacy, action-oriented research, publications, and documentation
The unit provides special services, such as Selective Dissemination of Information, (SDI), Current Awareness Services (CAS), Bibliographic services, etc.
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Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
