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The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) is an organ of the National Assembly established by an Act of Parliament
to give legislative support services to legislators, staff and aides at all the tiers government as well as consolidate democratic principles that will ensure good governance in the country.
The Institute traces its history to:
National Institute for Legislative Studies Act 2011 signed by President Goodluck Jonathan
Governing Council’s expansion of the frontiers of the Institute with the establishment of new departments of Democratic Studies and Post Graduate Studies, respectively in 2016.
National Institute for Legislative Studies (Amendment) Act, 2017 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018.
This expansion enables the Institute to provide capacity development services to democratic Institutions and governance in Nigeria.
The programmes are guided by the belief that it is only by the appropriate and effective education of the populace in general and the training of legislators and legislative staff in particular in democratic governance and legislative processes that genuine functional and sustained democracies can emerge not only in Nigeria but across the globe.
Director General, NILDS
Championing visionary governance and transformational leadership at NILDS.
Director, Department of Studies
Steering curriculum design and academic excellence for next-gen leaders.
A comprehensive program for aspiring legislative experts.
Specialized training in the art and science of legislative drafting.
Developing professionals for effective parliamentary management.
Understanding electoral processes and party systems for democratic growth.
Advanced studies in constitutional law focusing on developmental aspects. (To commence next academic session)
Practical training for managing elections and political parties.
Foundational knowledge in legislative processes and governance.
Specialized diploma for administrators in parliamentary settings.
Flexible, remote learning for legislative drafting skills.
The programmes took off in 2014 with the 2013/2014 academic session. Because of its unique and specialized nature, it was initially limited to legislators, staff and aides. Currently, the programmes have been opened to members of the public who might be interested in those areas of study.
About 80% of applicants are now from the general public, suggesting sustainability of the programmes. Although the programmes are still relatively new, many students have been graduated from across the states of the Federation and across gender divide.
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