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National Assembly of Nigeria

National Assembly
Seal of the Senate of Nigeria.svg
Seal of the Senate of Nigeria
Seal of the House of Representatives of Nigeria.svg
Seal of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Type
Type
Houses Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Bukola Saraki (APC)
Since 9 June 2015
Yakubu Dogara (APC)
Since 9 June 2015
Structure
Seats 469
109 Senators
360 Representatives
Current Structure of the Nigerian Senate
Senate political groups
Current Structure of the Nigerian House of Representatives
House of Representatives political groups
  Other parties (10)
Elections
Multi-member plurality system
First-past-the-post
Senate last election
29 March 2015
29 March 2015
Meeting place
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National Assembly Complex
Abuja, Nigeria
Website
http://www.nass.gov.ng/

Coordinates: 09°04′05.5″N 07°30′40.3″E / 9.068194°N 7.511194°E / 9.068194; 7.511194

The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360-member House of Representatives. The body, modelled after the federal Congress of the United States, is supposed to guarantee equal representation of the 36 states irrespective of size in the Senate and proportional representation of population in the House. The National Assembly, like many other organs of the Nigerian government, is based in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Senate is chaired by the President of the Nigerian Senate, the first of whom was Nnamdi Azikiwe, who stepped down from the job to become the country's first Head of State. The House is chaired by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At any joint session of the Assembly, the President of the Senate presides and in his absence the Speaker of the House presides.


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