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Skills
Abuja, Sept. 22, 2016 (NAN) The Director-General, National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS), Dr Ladi Hamalai, on Thursday urged legislative aides to improve their skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Hamalai, made the call at the opening of a three-day advanced training for senior legislative aides in Abuja, and said that such skill would deepen the aides’ understanding of lawmaking processes.
She said that periodic trainings for legislative aides in the country were critical in view of their role in the legislative processes.
According to her, the quality of bills being drafted by legislative aides plays a major role in the quality of laws enacted by the National Assembly.
“The programme is envisioned to accustom you with the skills and knowledge aimed at enhancing the quality of your operation.
“The programme is also meant to enhance your capacity to conduct research, improve your skills in language and structure of legislation and also strengthen your bill and policy analysis skills,’’ Hamalai said.
She expressed the commitment of the institute towards organizing more training programmes for the aides to keep them at par with their counterparts in other climes.
She urged participants to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to develop “for efficiency in the discharge of their duties’’. (NAN)
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