Nigerian National Assembly

National Assembly
Seal of the Senate of Nigeria
Seal of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Bukola Saraki (APC) Since 9 June 2015
Speaker of the House	Yakubu Dogara (APC) Since 9 June 2015
Structure
Seats	469 109 Senators 360 Representatives
Senate political groups	All Progressives Congress (60)   People's Democratic Party (49)
House of Representatives political groups	All Progressives Congress (225)   People's Democratic Party (125)   Other parties (10)
Elections
Senate voting system	Multi-member plurality system
House of Representatives voting system	First-past-the-post
Senate last election	29 March 2015
House of Representatives last election	29 March 2015
Meeting place
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.