National Assembly of Nigeria

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bicameral legislature federal legislature parliament

The National Assembly of Nigeria is the country’s bicameral federal legislature, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
National Assembly of Nigeria canonical 49
Nigerian legislature 2
11th National Assembly of Nigeria 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
federal legislature ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
budgetaryYear annual federal budget ⓘ
buildingShape dome-topped complex ⓘ
chamberCount 2 ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: 1999 Constitution of Nigeria
country Nigeria ⓘ
countryCapital Abuja ⓘ
electoralSystemHouse first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
electoralSystemSenate first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
establishedUnder Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
governingRules Standing Orders of the House of Representatives ⓘ
Standing Orders of the Senate ⓘ
hasCommittee Appropriations Committee ⓘ
Constitution Review Committee ⓘ
Public Accounts Committee ⓘ
hasComponent House of Representatives of Nigeria ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
houseMembership 360 representatives ⓘ
houseRepresentationBasis population-based representation ⓘ
houseType upper house and lower house ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Government of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria
legislatureNumbering 10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) ⓘ
surface form: 10th National Assembly (2023–present)

9th National Assembly (2019–2023) ⓘ
locatedIn Abuja ⓘ
Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Nigeria ⓘ
meetsAt National Assembly Complex, Abuja ⓘ
surface form: Three Arms Zone, Abuja
meetsIn National Assembly Complex ⓘ
oversees Federal Ministries of Nigeria ⓘ
federal agencies of Nigeria ⓘ
power power of the purse ⓘ
power to impeach the President of Nigeria ⓘ
power to override presidential veto ⓘ
predecessor National Assembly of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Assembly of the Second Republic of Nigeria
responsibility amendment of the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
approval of the federal budget ⓘ
confirmation of key executive appointments ⓘ
making federal laws ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ
ratification of treaties ⓘ
senateMembership 109 senators ⓘ
senateRepresentationBasis equal representation of states ⓘ
sessionType plenary sessions ⓘ
termLengthHouse 4 years ⓘ
termLengthSenate 4 years ⓘ
totalMembershipApprox 469 members ⓘ
upperHouse Senate of Nigeria ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nigeria → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Nigeria → lowerHouse → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of Nigeria
Senate of Nigeria → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
National Assembly of Nigeria → predecessor → National Assembly of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly of the Second Republic of Nigeria
Government of Nigeria → legislativeBranchName → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Coat of arms of Nigeria → usedBy → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Deputy President of the Senate → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria
Deputy President of the Senate → belongsToBody → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Nigerian legislature
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria → establishes → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) → legislativeBody → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: 10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
10th National Assembly (current as of 2023–2027) → followedBy → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: 10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
this entity surface form: 11th National Assembly of Nigeria
Independent National Electoral Commission → supervisingAuthority → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
National Assembly Complex, Abuja → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian National Assembly
National Assembly Complex, Abuja → operator → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
President of the Senate → jurisdiction → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of Nigeria
this entity surface form: federal legislature of Nigeria
President of the Senate → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of Nigeria
House of Representatives of Nigeria → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
House of Representatives of Nigeria → houseOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
National Assembly Complex → houses → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
9th National Assembly (2019–2023) → legislativeBody → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Public Accounts Committee → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria)
Public Accounts Committee → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria)
this entity surface form: Nigerian legislature
Public Accounts Committee → reportsTo → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria)
Appropriations Committee → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Appropriations Committee → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: legislature of Nigeria
Constitution Review Committee → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Action Congress of Nigeria → representedIn → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal Ministries of Nigeria → accountableTo → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
North East Nigeria → federalConstituencyOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
FGN → hasBranch → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of the Federal Government of Nigeria
FGN → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Second Republic of Nigeria → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Second Republic of Nigeria → restoredOffice → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Goodluck Jonathan administration in Nigeria → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
First Republic of Nigeria → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament of Nigeria
President of the Senate of Nigeria → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
1999 Constitution → providesFor → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Sergeant‑at‑Arms of the Nigerian Senate → jurisdiction → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Sergeant-at-Arms of the Nigerian Senate
Fourth Republic of Nigeria → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act of Nigeria → appliesTo → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Mace of the Senate of Nigeria → associatedBody → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Tajudeen Abbas → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Benjamin Kalu → isPartOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Green Chamber → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
8th National Assembly (2015–2019) → legislature → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
8th National Assembly (2015–2019) → parliamentNameDuringTerm → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation → reportsTo → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria → appliesTo → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria → canBeAmendedBy → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria → partOf → National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ