National Assembly of Nigeria

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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.


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

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