House of Representatives chamber

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The House of Representatives chamber is the main legislative hall where Nigeria’s federal lower house convenes to debate and pass laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
parliamentary debating chamber
accessRestrictedTo elected members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
alsoKnownAs House of Representatives of Nigeria
surface form: Green Chamber of the National Assembly of Nigeria
architecturalType modern legislative hall
belongsTo Government of Nigeria
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria
colorScheme green
country Nigeria
floorPlanType amphitheatre-style seating
function lawmaking
legislative debate
oversight hearings
voting on bills
governmentBranch legislative branch of the Federal Government of Nigeria
hasPart Speaker’s chair
clerks’ table
electronic voting system
mace stand
members’ seating area
press gallery
public gallery
sound system
hasSeatingArrangement constituency-based allocation of seats
party-based seating
jurisdiction Nigeria
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Nigeria
legislativeBodySize 360 members
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
location Three Arms Zone, Abuja
meetsIn National Assembly Complex, Abuja
partOf National Assembly Complex, Abuja
surface form: National Assembly of Nigeria complex
securityProvidedBy Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
symbol legislative authority of the Nigerian federation
usedBy House of Representatives of Nigeria
usedByOffice Clerk of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
House Majority Leader of Nigeria
House Minority Leader of Nigeria
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
usedFor adoption of resolutions
consideration of the federal budget
constitutional amendment deliberations
debate on national policy issues
plenary sessions of the Nigerian House of Representatives
presentation of bills
question time with the executive
ratification of certain executive actions

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National Assembly Complex, Abuja hasComponent House of Representatives chamber
National Assembly Complex contains House of Representatives chamber