By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, says he wants the institute to become the world’s intellectual hub for democracy. Sulaiman made the assertion during the commemoration of his seven years stewardship as Director-General of NILDS onContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Nigeria’s hosting of the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT). Speaking at the signing ceremony on Thursday in Abuja, the Director-GeneralContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has commended the management of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) for fulfilling its mandate. Akpabio specifically commended the Director-General of NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman and his management team for providing lawmakers with regular refresher programmes and trainingContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies(NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has launched the “Build and Secure the Future Today” initiative ( BSFT) to commemorate the 2026 Children’s Day celebration in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme brought togetherContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has urged Christians to use the period of Easter to pray for national unity and peace ahead of the 2027 general elections. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has stressed the importance of good leadership, reforms and accountability to achieving effective fiscal governance in Nigeria. Sulaiman stated this at the opening of a two-day capacity building programme for commissioners of Revenue Mobilisation,Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Gauteng Provincial Legislature and the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies( NILDS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Training Institute. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the signing of the MoU took place at theContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu A non-governmental organisation, Plan International Nigeria, has called for a national budget that reflects the needs of women and girls to ensure their wellbeing. The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Plan International Nigeria, Dr Nana Chidi-Emmanuel, made the call in Abuja, at a roundtable hybrid session on promotingContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu University of Abuja, in collaboration with National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), have admitted the first set of 55 postgraduate students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the Vice-Chancellor of UniAbuja, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, spoke atContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Abubakar Sulaiman, has called for responsible governance of artificial intelligence (AI) to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy. Sulaiman made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a public lecture organised by the institute to examine the impact of emerging technologiesContinue Reading
