Senate of Nigeria

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legislative body upper house of parliament

The Senate of Nigeria is the upper chamber of the country’s bicameral National Assembly, responsible for lawmaking, oversight of the executive, and the confirmation of key government appointments.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → upper house of parliament →
chamberType	bicameral legislature upper chamber →
coLegislativeBody	House of Representatives of Nigeria →
compositionPrinciple	equal representation of states →
constitutionalBasis	1999 Constitution of Nigeria →
country	Nigeria →
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle	Deputy President of the Senate →
electoralBody	Independent National Electoral Commission →
establishedBy	Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria →
governingRules	Standing Orders of the Senate →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasFunction	approval of federal budget → approval of treaties → confirmation of key government appointments → impeachment trials → lawmaking → oversight of the executive → representation of states →
hasHouseType	upper house →
hasJurisdiction	federal laws of Nigeria →
hasNumberOfConstituencies	109 →
hasNumberOfMembers	109 →
hasPower	to approve appointment of Chief Justice of Nigeria → to approve appointment of service chiefs → to approve appointments of ambassadors → to approve state of emergency declarations → to conduct investigations in aid of legislation → to confirm heads of key federal agencies → to confirm ministerial appointments → to participate in constitutional amendment → to remove the President through impeachment → to remove the Vice President through impeachment →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeChamberOf	Federal Republic of Nigeria →
legislatureNumbering	10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) →
locatedIn	Abuja → Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria →
meetsAt	National Assembly Complex, Abuja →
minimumAgeForMembership	35 years →
numberOfSenatorsForFCT	1 →
numberOfSenatorsPerState	3 →
oversees	Federal Government of Nigeria executive branch →
partOf	National Assembly of Nigeria →
predecessor	Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Republic) →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the Senate →
sessionLocation	Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex →
termLength	4 years →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) → National Assembly of Nigeria → Nigeria →	upperHouse
Independent National Electoral Commission → Supreme Court of Nigeria →	confirmationBy
10th National Assembly (2023–2027) → Appropriations Committee →	hasChamber
10th National Assembly (2023–2027) → National Assembly of Nigeria →	hasComponent
National Assembly Complex → National Assembly Complex, Abuja ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria") →	houses
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) → Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria") →	legislativeChamber
Standing Orders of the Senate ("Nigerian Senate") →	adoptedBy
Standing Orders of the Senate ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria") →	appliesTo
President of the Senate of Nigeria ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria") →	appointedBy
10th National Assembly (2023–2027) ("upper house: Senate of Nigeria") →	chamberType
House of Representatives of Nigeria →	coLegislativeBodyWith
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) →	comprises
Chief Justice of Nigeria →	confirmedBy
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria →	establishes
President of the Senate of Nigeria ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria") →	legislativeBody
Constitution Review Committee ("Nigerian Senate") →	legislativeChamberContext
Constitution Review Committee ("plenary of the Nigerian Senate") →	oversightBy
Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria") →	partOf
Senate of Nigeria ("Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Republic)") →	predecessor
Action Congress of Nigeria ("Nigerian Senate") →	representedIn
Government of Nigeria →	upperHouseName