Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria
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The Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria are the internal parliamentary rules that govern the procedures, powers, and conduct of legislative business in Nigeria’s bicameral federal legislature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internal rules of procedure
ⓘ
parliamentary standing orders ⓘ |
| amendmentProcedure | requires a decision of the relevant chamber ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
House of Representatives of Nigeria
ⓘ
National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
ⓘ
members of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ presiding officers of the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| canBeAmendedBy | National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Sergeant‑at‑Arms of the National Assembly of Nigeria
ⓘ
presiding officers of the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| governs |
committee procedures
ⓘ
conduct of legislative business in the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ disciplinary measures against members ⓘ introduction of bills ⓘ legislative procedure in the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ motions and resolutions ⓘ order of legislative debates ⓘ points of order ⓘ powers of presiding officers in the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ quorum requirements ⓘ voting procedures ⓘ |
| interpretationBy | presiding officers of each chamber ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalNature | internal parliamentary rules ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subordinate to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| notSuperseding | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide interpretation of parliamentary practice
ⓘ
to provide procedural certainty in law‑making ⓘ to regulate the orderly conduct of parliamentary business ⓘ |
| regulates |
presentation of petitions
ⓘ
procedure for budget consideration ⓘ procedure for confirmation hearings ⓘ procedure for impeachment motions ⓘ procedure for question time ⓘ time allocation for debates ⓘ use of unparliamentary language ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
ⓘ
Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act of Nigeria ⓘ |
| scope | internal proceedings of the National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| separateVersionsFor |
House of Representatives of Nigeria
ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| usedBy |
President of the Senate of Nigeria
ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria ⓘ |
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