Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) will sponsor 23 Nigerian lawmakers on foreign trips for leadership and capacity-building training in the next few weeks.
The Director-General of NILDS, Abubakar Sulaiman, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the opening of a two-week workshop for personnel of the ECOWAS Parliament on Parliamentary Oversight Functions, Votes and Proceedings.
Mr Abubakar, a professor of political science, explained that the lawmakers, drawn from both the Senate and House of Representatives, would participate in the training with a view to enhance legislative competence and deepen democratic governance.
He was, however, silent about the cost of the trip and the cou...
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