House of Representatives of Nigeria

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The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower chamber of the country’s bicameral National Assembly, composed of elected members who represent federal constituencies and are responsible for making and reviewing national laws.


Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
lower house of legislature
canConduct investigative hearings
canInitiate appropriation bills
canIntroduce bills
canSummon public officials
chamberColor green
chamberType lower house
coLegislativeBodyWith Senate of Nigeria
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
surface form: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999
constitutionalStatus federal legislative chamber
country Nigeria
countryCapital Abuja
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
electsFrom Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
surface form: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

all states of Nigeria
establishedInPeriod Fourth Republic of Nigeria
establishedUnderConstitution 1999 Constitution
surface form: 1999 Constitution of Nigeria
governmentType federal legislature
hasCommitteeSystem ad hoc committees
standing committees
hasDeputySpeaker Benjamin Kalu
hasFunction budget approval
confirmation of certain presidential appointments
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
representation of constituencies
review of national laws
hasJurisdiction federal laws of Nigeria
hasNumberOfMembers 360
hasPower to override presidential veto with two-thirds majority (with Senate)
hasSpeaker Tajudeen Abbas
houseOf National Assembly of Nigeria
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Nigeria
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Abuja
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
meetsFrequency regular sessions during legislative year
meetsIn National Assembly Complex, Abuja
meetsInBuilding Green Chamber
minimumAgeOfMembers 30 years
officeTitleOfPresidingOfficer Speaker of the House of Representatives
oversightOver Federal Government of Nigeria ministries, departments and agencies
partOf National Assembly of Nigeria
precededBy House of Representatives of Nigeria self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Republic)
represents federal constituencies of Nigeria
sessionType plenary sessions
systemOfGovernment presidential system
termLength 4 years
votingSystemForElectionOfMembers single-member constituencies

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Standing Orders of the House of Representatives adoptedBy House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Nigeria
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives appliesTo House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) chamberType House of Representatives of Nigeria
subject surface form: 10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
this entity surface form: lower house: House of Representatives of Nigeria
Senate of Nigeria coLegislativeBody House of Representatives of Nigeria
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) comprises House of Representatives of Nigeria
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria establishes House of Representatives of Nigeria
10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) hasChamber House of Representatives of Nigeria
subject surface form: 10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
Appropriations Committee hasChamber House of Representatives of Nigeria
10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) hasComponent House of Representatives of Nigeria
subject surface form: 10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
National Assembly of Nigeria hasComponent House of Representatives of Nigeria
National Assembly Complex houses House of Representatives of Nigeria
National Assembly Complex, Abuja houses House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) legislativeChamber House of Representatives of Nigeria
Constitution Review Committee legislativeChamberContext House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Nigerian House of Representatives
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) lowerHouse House of Representatives of Nigeria
National Assembly of Nigeria lowerHouse House of Representatives of Nigeria
Government of Nigeria lowerHouseName House of Representatives of Nigeria
Constitution Review Committee oversightBy House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: plenary of the Nigerian House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Nigeria precededBy House of Representatives of Nigeria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Republic)
Appropriations Committee reportsTo House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: plenary of the National Assembly of Nigeria
Action Congress of Nigeria representedIn House of Representatives of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Nigerian House of Representatives