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.

Aliases (7)

Nigerian legislature ×2
11th National Assembly of Nigeria ×1
House of Representatives of Nigeria ×1
National Assembly of the Second Republic of Nigeria ×1
Nigerian National Assembly ×1
federal legislature of Nigeria ×1
legislature of Nigeria ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → federal legislature → parliament →
budgetaryYear	annual federal budget →
buildingShape	dome-topped complex →
chamberCount	2 →
constitutionalBasis	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 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	Federal Government of Nigeria →
legislatureNumbering	10th National Assembly (2023–present) → 9th National Assembly (2019–2023) →
locatedIn	Abuja → Federal Capital Territory →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives of Nigeria →
meetsAt	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 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 (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appropriations Committee → Appropriations Committee ("legislature of Nigeria") → Constitution Review Committee → Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria → House of Representatives of Nigeria → National Assembly Complex, Abuja ("Nigerian National Assembly") → President of the Senate of Nigeria → Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria) → Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria) ("Nigerian legislature") → Senate of Nigeria →	partOf
10th National Assembly (2023–2027) → 9th National Assembly (2019–2023) →	legislativeBody
Federal Ministries of Nigeria →	accountableTo
Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria ("Nigerian legislature") →	belongsToBody
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria →	establishes
North East Nigeria →	federalConstituencyOf
10th National Assembly (2023–2027) ("11th National Assembly of Nigeria") →	followedBy
House of Representatives of Nigeria →	houseOf
National Assembly Complex →	houses
President of the Senate of Nigeria ("federal legislature of Nigeria") →	jurisdiction
Government of Nigeria →	legislativeBranchName
Nigeria →	legislature
Nigeria ("House of Representatives of Nigeria") →	lowerHouse
National Assembly Complex, Abuja →	operator
National Assembly of Nigeria ("National Assembly of the Second Republic of Nigeria") →	predecessor
Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria) →	reportsTo
Action Congress of Nigeria →	representedIn
Independent National Electoral Commission →	supervisingAuthority
Coat of arms of Nigeria →	usedBy