National Assembly

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The National Assembly is Nigeria’s bicameral federal legislature, responsible for making laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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National Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
budgetaryControlOver Government of Nigeria
surface form: federal government of Nigeria
canImpeach President of Nigeria
Vice President of Nigeria
canSummon ministers and heads of federal agencies
coequalWith executive branch of Nigeria
judiciary of Nigeria
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
country Nigeria
electoralSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post in federal constituencies
electoralSystemUpperHouse first-past-the-post in senatorial districts
establishedBy Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: Constitution of Nigeria
governsBody Nigeria
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
hasComponent House of Representatives of Nigeria
Senate of Nigeria
hasFunction approval of international treaties
checks and balances on the executive branch
creation of new states and local government areas within Nigeria
representation of Nigeria’s states and population
hasJurisdictionOver federal laws of Nigeria
hasLeaderLowerHouseTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
hasLeaderUpperHouseTitle President of the Senate
hasPower to approve declarations of a state of emergency
to approve war and deployment of armed forces outside Nigeria
to conduct investigations into executive agencies
to make federal laws
to override presidential veto with two-thirds majority
languageOfProceedings English
legislatureType bicameral
locatedIn Abuja
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Nigeria
meetsAt Three Arms Zone, Abuja
meetsIn National Assembly Complex
numberOfChambers 2
oversees Federal Executive Council of Nigeria
President of Nigeria
partOf Government of Nigeria
precededBy National Assembly of the Second Republic
responsibleFor amendment of the Constitution of Nigeria
approval of the federal budget
confirmation of key executive appointments
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
representation of the people
supervises implementation of federal laws
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
termLengthUpperHouse 4 years
upperHouse Senate of Nigeria

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Government of Nigeria hasSubdivision National Assembly