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PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL OFFENCES COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT) BILL, 2021 (SB, 220) 

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PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL OFFENCES COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT) BILL, 2021 (SB, 220)  28th April 2021  Objectives  Establish the Electoral Offences Commission for the investigation of electoral offences and prosecution of electoral offenders in Nigeria.  Ensure electoral fairness by bringing perpetrators of electoral offences to justice.  Facilitate observance of electoral due process in Nigeria.  Enhance electoral …

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Foreign Trade Policy and Its Impact on the Growth of the Nigerian Economy

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Nigeria exists in the international economic scene through membership in important economic communities: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Organization of Petroleum exporting states (OPEC), World Trade Organization (WTO) and the African Union (AU). Asides having her main trade partners as China, the United States of America, Netherlands and India, Nigeria has signed trade …

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E-Voting and Possible Implementation Challenges in the Nigerian Context 

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I was an observer at the 2020 Ondo State Gubernatorial elections and asides observing what was happening during the voting process, I was also supervising a team that was analysing the voting results that was reported on the INEC portal. That process was a very belabouring one and one that didn’t need to be so. …

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Gender Mainstreaming in Policy Making in Nigeria

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Gender indicates the characteristics, positions and roles of women and men in all social relationships. Gender equality, on the other hand, indicates that men and women have equal positions and roles; are given equal conditions and opportunities to develop their capacities for the development of the community, family and equally enjoy the achievement of that …

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Human Rights, Those Who Are Governed, and the Legitimacy of Law Enforcement 

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Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. They can never be taken away, although they can sometimes be restricted if a person breaks the law, or …

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Economic Reforms, Women’s Employment and Social Policies 

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Here’s a scenario you’ve probably heard before. Imagine a football coach with 11 starting players, 5 of them look alike and the other 6 look alike. They all have the required skills to play the game but the coach decides to use only the 1st 5 just because the other 6 are different. That coach is definitely going …

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Reducing Poverty in Nigeria: Has Liberalization Helped? 

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  In a recent report about poverty and inequality by the National Bureau of Statistics (September 2018 to October 2019) it was stated that 40.1% of Nigerians live below the poverty line of approximately 137,430naira ($354.75) a year. This percentage represents 82.9 million people in Nigeria today. To put it in perspective, this means that 4 out every 10 individuals in Nigeria …

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Bills 101: Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 (2)

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We continue our breakdown of the DAPD bill with this episode that spells out what exactly the bill provides and sheds some light on how the society is receiving the provisions of the bill. The Act defines a person with disability as: A person who has received a preliminary certificate of disability to have a …

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Bills 101: Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 (1)

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In this episode and the next, we’ll be breaking down the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018. A lot of us discriminate daily against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) knowingly or unknowingly. They are excluded from things that those without disability do not even give a second thought to. You just have to take a …

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