The Institute Library offers a wide range of research, analysis, and information services to
legislators, legislative staff, and other researchers in general. The NILDS’ library is a special
library with areas of specialization in legislation and governance. While these areas are of special
concern, the library strives to maintain basic reference collections on many subject areas that
include: Economics, Law, Political Science, Public Administration, Social Issues, and History.
In addition to the holdings on the areas above, the library also contains several publications of
the Institute which include books, policy analysis reports, manuals, and guides for the legislature
on areas of legislative oversight and legislative drafting, legislative practice and procedure,
gender and leadership training manual, induction manual for new legislators, and a code of ethics
for the National Assembly. Others include important research and policy analysis reports, annual
reviews of the Federal Government’s Revenue and Expenditure Plans, and budget analysis.
The library has four Units: Technical Services, Readers Services, E-Library Unit, and Archives.