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...