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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Legislature of Nigeria</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Seal_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Seal_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria.svg/180px-Seal_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Seal_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria.svg/240px-Seal_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the Senate of Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg/180px-Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg/240px-Seal_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the House of Representatives of Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senate</a><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nigeria" title="Parliament of Nigeria">Federal Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">13 June 2023</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_Nigeria" title="President of the Senate of Nigeria">President of the Senate</a></span></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Godswill_Akpabio" title="Godswill Akpabio">Godswill Akpabio</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>) <br />since 13 June 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_the_Nigerian_Senate" title="Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate">Deputy President of the Senate</a></span></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Barau_Jibrin" title="Barau Jibrin">Barau Jibrin</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>) <br />since 13 June 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><span class="nowrap">Senate Majority Leader</span></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Opeyemi_Bamidele" title="Michael Opeyemi Bamidele">Michael Opeyemi Bamidele</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>) <br />since 4 July 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria" title="Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria">Speaker of the House</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Tajudeen_Abbas" title="Tajudeen Abbas">Tajudeen Abbas</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>) <br />since 13 June 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Nigeria" title="Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria">Deputy Speaker of the House</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Kalu" title="Benjamin Kalu">Benjamin Kalu</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>) <br />since 13 June 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">House Majority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Julius_Ihonvbere" title="Julius Ihonvbere">Julius Ihonvbere</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>) <br />since 4 July 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>469</b><br />109 Senators<br /><span class="nowrap">360 Representatives</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Current Structure of the Nigerian Senate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg/250px-Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg/375px-Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg/500px-Nigeria_10th_Senate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senate</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#87BEEB; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a>: 58 seats</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#006903; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Peoples Democratic Party</a>: 37 seats</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F0DC82; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Labour Party (Nigeria)">Labour Party</a>: 7 seats</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Nigeria_People%27s_Party" title="New Nigeria People's Party">New Nigeria People's Party</a>: 2 seats</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E67818; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Social Democratic Party</a>: 2 seats</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00923F; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance" title="All Progressives Grand Alliance">All Progressives Grand Alliance</a>: 1 seat</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#32127A; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Action_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Action Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Action Democratic Party</a>: 1 seat</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span> Vacant: 1 seat</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_10thHouseofReps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Current Structure of the Nigerian House of Representatives" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nigeria_10thHouseofReps.svg/250px-Nigeria_10thHouseofReps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nigeria_10thHouseofReps.svg/375px-Nigeria_10thHouseofReps.svg.png 1.5x, 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color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a>: 118 seats</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F0DC82; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Labour Party (Nigeria)">Labour Party</a>: 35 seats</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Nigeria_People%27s_Party" title="New Nigeria People's Party">New Nigeria People's Party</a>: 19 seats</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00923F ; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance" title="All Progressives Grand Alliance">All Progressives Grand Alliance</a>: 5 seats</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00A86B ; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/African_Democratic_Congress" title="African Democratic Congress">African Democratic Congress</a>: 2 seats</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e67819; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Social Democratic Party</a>: 2 seats</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#810000; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Young_Progressives_Party" title="Young Progressives Party">Young Progressives Party</a>: 1 seat</div></span> <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span> Vacant: 3 seats</div></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a> <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Nigerian_Senate_election" title="2023 Nigerian Senate election">25 February 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Nigerian House of Representatives election">25 February 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_Nigerian_Senate_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 Nigerian Senate election (page does not exist)">27 February 2027</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 Nigerian House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">27 February 2027</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg/220px-Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg/330px-Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg/440px-Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2288" 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It consists of a <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senate</a> with 109 members<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a> with 360.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The body, modeled after the federal <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress of the United States</a>, is supposed to guarantee equal representation with 3 senators to each <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">36 states</a> irrespective of size in the Senate plus 1 senator representing the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)">Federal Capital Territory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Single-member_district" title="Single-member district">single-member district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plurality_voting" title="Plurality voting">plurality voting</a> in the House of Representatives. The National Assembly, like many other organs of the Nigerian federal government is based in <a href="/wiki/Abuja" title="Abuja">Abuja</a> in the Federal Capital Territory. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Senate is chaired by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Nigerian_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Nigerian Senate">president of the Nigerian Senate</a>, the first of whom was <a href="/wiki/Nnamdi_Azikiwe" title="Nnamdi Azikiwe">Nnamdi Azikiwe</a>, who stepped down from the job to become the country's first <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Nigeria">head of state</a>. The House is chaired by the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives">speaker of the House of Representatives</a>. At any joint session of the Assembly, the president of the Senate presides and in their absence the speaker of the House presides.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="4" style="margin:3px; border:3px solid #000000;"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>OFFICE</b> </td> <td><b>NAME</b> </td> <td><b>TERM</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Nigerian_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Nigerian Senate">President of the Senate</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Godswill_Akpabio" title="Godswill Akpabio">Godswill Akpabio</a></td> <td align="left">13 June 2023–present </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives">Speaker of the House of Representatives</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tajudeen_Abbas" title="Tajudeen Abbas">Tajudeen Abbas</a> </td> <td>13 June 2023–present </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Functions">Functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/National_Assembly_(Nigeria)" title="Special:EditPage/National Assembly (Nigeria)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Assembly has broad oversight functions and is empowered to establish committees of its members to scrutinize <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bills</a> and the conduct of government officials. Since the restoration of <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democratic rule</a> in 1999, the Assembly has been said to be in a "learning process" that has witnessed the election and removal of several presidents of the Senate, allegations of <a href="/wiki/Political_corruption" title="Political corruption">corruption</a>, slow passage of private member's bills and the creation of ineffective committees to satisfy numerous interests. </p><p>In spite of a more than two-thirds majority control of the Assembly by the then ruling <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Peoples Democratic Party</a> (PDP), the PDP government led by <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a> and the Assembly have been known more for their disagreements than for their cooperation. Jonathan has been accused of being slow to implement policy. Many bills, some from as long ago as 2007, are still<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (August 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> awaiting the president's assent. While the Assembly has made strong and often popular efforts to assert its authority and independence against the <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive</a>, it is still viewed generally in a negative light by the media and many of the Nigerian people.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Assembly sits for a period of at most four years, after which time the president is required to dissolve it and call a new Assembly into session. </p><p>The Senate has the unique power to impeach <a href="/wiki/Judge" title="Judge">judges</a> and other high officials of the executive, including the federal <a href="/wiki/Auditor" title="Auditor">auditor-general</a> and the members of the electoral and revenue commissions. This power is, however, subject to a prior request by the president. The Senate also confirms the president's nomination of senior <a href="/wiki/Diplomats" class="mw-redirect" title="Diplomats">diplomats</a>, members of the federal <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a>, federal <a href="/wiki/Judiciary" title="Judiciary">judicial</a> appointments, and independent federal commissions. </p><p>Before any bill may become law, it must be agreed to by both the House and the Senate, and receive the president's assent. Should the president delay or refuse assent (<a href="/wiki/Veto" title="Veto">veto</a>) the bill, the Assembly may pass the law by two-thirds of both chambers and overrule the veto and the president's consent will not be required. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Support">Support</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_for_Legislative_Studies" title="National Institute for Legislative Studies">National Institute for Legislative Studies</a> (NILS)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an organ of the National Assembly established by an <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of Parliament">Act of Parliament</a>. Former President Jonathan signed into law the National Institute for Legislative Studies Act 2011 on 2 March 2011 following the passage of the same by the Senate and the House of Representatives. NILS builds on the successes of the Policy Analysis and Research Project, established in 2003 as a capacity building institution of the National Assembly with the financial support of the African Capacity Building Foundation. NILS has as its core objectives to provide quality academic and professional research, policy analysis, training, documentation and advocacy on democratic governance and legislative practice and procedures.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The functions of NILS are similar to the services offered to the <a href="/wiki/US_congress" class="mw-redirect" title="US congress">US Congress</a> by <a href="/wiki/Congressional_Research_Service" title="Congressional Research Service">Congressional Research Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Congressional_Budget_Office" title="Congressional Budget Office">Congressional Budget Office</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a>, only on a lesser scale as the institute was just established.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The institute has been renamed the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, following the amendment to the act establishing it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Assembly_State_Delegations">National Assembly State Delegations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National Assembly State Delegations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NigeriaNumbered.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/NigeriaNumbered.png/120px-NigeriaNumbered.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/NigeriaNumbered.png/180px-NigeriaNumbered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/NigeriaNumbered.png/240px-NigeriaNumbered.png 2x" data-file-width="2320" data-file-height="1900" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Abia" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Abia">Abia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Adamawa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Adamawa">Adamawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Akwa_Ibom" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Akwa Ibom">Akwa Ibom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Anambra" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Anambra">Anambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Bauchi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Bauchi">Bauchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Bayelsa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Bayelsa">Bayelsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Benue" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Benue">Benue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Borno" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Borno">Borno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Cross_River" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Cross River">Cross River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Delta" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ebonyi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ebonyi">Ebonyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Edo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Edo">Edo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ekiti" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ekiti">Ekiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Enugu" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Enugu">Enugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Gombe" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Gombe">Gombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Imo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Imo">Imo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Jigawa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Jigawa">Jigawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kaduna" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kaduna">Kaduna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kano" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano">Kano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Katsina" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Katsina">Katsina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kebbi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kebbi">Kebbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kogi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kogi">Kogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Kwara" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kwara">Kwara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Lagos" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Lagos">Lagos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Nasarawa" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Nasarawa">Nasarawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ogun" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ogun">Ogun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ondo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ondo">Ondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Osun" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Osun">Osun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Oyo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Oyo">Oyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Plateau" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Plateau">Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Rivers" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Sokoto" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Sokoto">Sokoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Taraba" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Taraba">Taraba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Yobe" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Yobe">Yobe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Zamfara" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Zamfara">Zamfara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_the_Federal_Capital_Territory" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from the Federal Capital Territory">FCT</a></li></ol> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women_in_the_National_Assembly">Women in the National Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Women in the National Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Currently, there are a total of 21 women serving in the National Assembly, 8 in the Senate<sup id="cite_ref-data.ipu.org_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-data.ipu.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 13 in the House of Representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-data.ipu.org_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-data.ipu.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, women make up around 4.47% percent of the National Assembly. The first and only female to serve as the speaker of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">Nigerian House of Representatives</a> was <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Etteh" title="Patricia Etteh">Patricia Etteh</a> who served a four-month term from June to October 2007 while the only female to have held the position of governor in Nigerian history was <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Ngozi_Etiaba" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Ngozi Etiaba">Dame Virginia Ngozi Etiaba</a> who held the office of <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Anambra_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Anambra State">governor of Anambra State</a> for three months after the previous governor was impeached for alleged gross misconduct.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Nigeria, men and women have an equal right to participate in public office, which is guaranteed to them by the constitution. Section 40 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Nigeria" title="Constitution of Nigeria">1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria</a> bestows upon Nigerian citizens the right to belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his interests. Many initiatives have been taken by the Nigerian government to promote the participation of women in politics and public service. In the 2000 National Policy on Women, the Nigerian government pledged to ensure that women participate in politics equally to men, implementing an <a href="/wiki/Affirmative_action" title="Affirmative action">affirmative action</a> quota of 30% increase in participation. In the 2003 elections, some parties waived nomination fees for women in order to lower the barriers to participation.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  There are many civil society groups that focus on the interests of women who want to participate in politics. The Forum of Nigerian Women in Politics is an influential group that operates with the goal of empowering women. They have requested that the Nigerian government yield 30% female representation in government appointments.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Women in Nigeria face many barriers to political participation. These include cultural practices, threat of intimidation or violence, high cost of election, inadequacy of willing and educated women, and issues regarding indigeneity. Women who are married outside their constituencies of birth but run for election in the constituencies of their marriage are often marked as non-indigene by the community.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Women face multiple obstacles that limit them in their political participation, and this has an effect on the number of women who are represented in government. These obstacles are related to the high cost of politics, which prevents women from standing for positions, as some women are not able to afford the mandatory expression of interest and nomination forms.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These forms are required by political parties to run for positions on their platforms in addition to the campaign costs.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Women are disproportionately affected by this because there is inadequate <a href="/wiki/Female_education" title="Female education">access to education for women</a> compared to their male counterparts and poor access to education translates to poor access to gainful employment, unpaid labor, unequal access to inheritance rights, and discrimination which sums up all the obstacles that limit the participation of women in politics.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercy Ette argues that there has been less participation of women in politics as a result of the influence of the media. She argues that the media has reinforced a <a href="/wiki/Patriarchy" title="Patriarchy">patriarchy</a> in politics and has downplayed the participation of women in politics.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The failure of political parties to choose women as strong candidates has also contributed greatly to lack of effective participation of women in politics. These women are often given subordinate positions where they are able to change little to nothing or affect decisions in the political society.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the challenges faced by women in Nigerian politics, there has been an increasing number of female participation in politics over the years. In 1999 3 women were elected to the senate and 12 to the House of Representatives after two rounds of elections. The number of women in senate has gone up to 8 in 2007, but this number later dropped in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The overall national average for women participation is around 6% for elective and appointive positions which is below the West African sub regional average of 15%. Nigeria ranks the 32nd out of the 35 sub Saharan countries when it comes to representation of women in politics. The upcoming 2023 elections is facing similar criticisms, as there are just 6 female aspirants who have joined the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">presidential race</a> to succeed <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nigeria's National Assembly Building"><img alt="Nigeria's National Assembly Building" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg/120px-Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg/180px-Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg/240px-Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Nigeria's National Assembly Building</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_Senate_Building_(Red_Chamber).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nigeria Senate Building (Red Chamber)"><img alt="Nigeria Senate Building (Red Chamber)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Nigeria_Senate_Building_%28Red_Chamber%29.jpg/120px-Nigeria_Senate_Building_%28Red_Chamber%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Nigeria_Senate_Building_%28Red_Chamber%29.jpg/180px-Nigeria_Senate_Building_%28Red_Chamber%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Nigeria_Senate_Building_%28Red_Chamber%29.jpg/240px-Nigeria_Senate_Building_%28Red_Chamber%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Nigeria Senate Building (Red Chamber)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nigeria's National Assembly Building with the Mace"><img alt="Nigeria's National Assembly Building with the Mace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg/120px-Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg/180px-Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg/240px-Nigeria%27s_National_Assembly_Building_with_the_Mace.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Nigeria's National Assembly Building with the Mace</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Assembly_Complex,_Abuja.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="National Assembly Complex"><img alt="National Assembly Complex" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/National_Assembly_Complex%2C_Abuja.jpg/120px-National_Assembly_Complex%2C_Abuja.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/National_Assembly_Complex%2C_Abuja.jpg/180px-National_Assembly_Complex%2C_Abuja.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/National_Assembly_Complex%2C_Abuja.jpg/240px-National_Assembly_Complex%2C_Abuja.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> National Assembly Complex</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_committees_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Nigeria" title="List of committees of the National Assembly of Nigeria">List of committees of the National Assembly of Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_legislatures_by_country" title="List of legislatures by country">List of legislatures by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_First_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian First Republic">Nigerian First Republic</a> (1963–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Second_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Second Republic">Nigerian Second Republic</a> (1979–1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Third_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Third Republic">Nigerian Third Republic</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Fourth_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Fourth Republic">Nigerian Fourth Republic</a> (1999–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Nigeria" title="Elections in Nigeria">Elections in Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Nigeria" title="Politics of Nigeria">Politics of Nigeria</a></li> <li>Women members of National Assembly (Nigeria)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Assembly_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Delta" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ebonyi" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ebonyi">Ebonyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Edo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Edo">Edo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ekiti" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ekiti">Ekiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Enugu" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Enugu">Enugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Gombe" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Gombe">Gombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Imo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Imo">Imo</a></li> <li><a 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in Nigeria">Brain Drain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Nigeria" title="Central Bank of Nigeria">Central Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Nigeria" title="Corruption in Nigeria">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Nigeria" title="Economic history of Nigeria">Economic history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Nigeria" title="Energy in Nigeria">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_industry_of_Nigeria" title="Mining industry of Nigeria">Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_naira" title="Nigerian naira">Naira <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petroleum_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Petroleum in Nigeria">Petroleum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Stock_Exchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Stock Exchange">Stock Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Nigeria" title="Telecommunications in Nigeria">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Nigeria" title="Tourism in Nigeria">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Nigeria" title="Transport in Nigeria">Transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Nigeria" title="Category:Society of Nigeria">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Nigeria" title="Abortion in Nigeria">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Nigeria" title="Censorship in Nigeria">Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse_in_Nigeria#Baby_factories" title="Child sexual abuse in Nigeria">Baby factories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Nigeria" title="Capital punishment in Nigeria">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_labour_in_Nigeria" title="Child labour in Nigeria">Child labour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Girl_child_labour_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Girl child labour in Nigeria">Girl child labour</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_marriage_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Child marriage in Nigeria">Child marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse_in_Nigeria" title="Child sexual abuse in Nigeria">Child sexual abuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Nigeria" title="Corruption in Nigeria">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Nigeria" title="Crime in Nigeria">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Nigeria" title="Demographics of Nigeria">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_diaspora" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian diaspora">Diaspora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_violence_in_Nigeria" title="Domestic violence in Nigeria">Domestic violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Nigeria" title="Education in Nigeria">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Ethnic_groups_in_Nigeria" title="Category:Ethnic groups in Nigeria">Ethnic groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_the_Actualization_of_the_Sovereign_State_of_Biafra" title="Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra">MASSOB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_the_Survival_of_the_Ogoni_People" title="Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People">MOSOP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oodua_Peoples_Congress" title="Oodua Peoples Congress">Oodua Peoples Congress</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation_in_Nigeria" title="Female genital mutilation in Nigeria">Female genital mutilation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_inequality_in_Nigeria" title="Gender inequality in Nigeria">Gender inequality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Nigeria" title="Health in Nigeria">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Nigeria" title="Languages of Nigeria">Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Nigeria" title="Polygamy in Nigeria">Polygamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Nigeria" title="Poverty in Nigeria">Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Nigeria" title="Prostitution in Nigeria">Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protests_in_Nigeria" title="List of protests in Nigeria">Protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Refugees_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Refugees of Nigeria">Refugees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_Nigeria" title="Social class in Nigeria">Social class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_Nigeria" title="Slavery in Nigeria">Slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals_and_Nigeria" title="Sustainable Development Goals and Nigeria">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Nigeria" title="Water supply and sanitation in Nigeria">Water supply and sanitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Nigeria" title="Women in Nigeria">Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youth_in_Nigeria" title="Youth in Nigeria">Youth</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Conflicts" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><div class="hlist"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Conflicts_in_Nigeria" title="Category:Conflicts in Nigeria">Conflicts</a></li></ul></div> </div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Communal_violence" title="Communal violence">Communal conflicts in Nigeria</a> (<a href="/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria" title="Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria">Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamist_insurgency_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamist insurgency in Nigeria">Islamist insurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conflict_in_the_Niger_Delta" title="Conflict in the Niger Delta">Niger Delta conflicts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Niger_Delta_conflict" title="2016 Niger Delta conflict">2016 conflict</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Nigeria" title="Culture of Nigeria">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Nigeria" title="Cinema of Nigeria">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Nigeria" title="Coat of arms of Nigeria">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_cuisine" title="Nigerian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Nigeria" title="Flag of Nigeria">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerians" title="List of Nigerians">List of Nigerians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_literature" title="Nigerian literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of Nigeria">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria" title="Music of Nigeria">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Nigeria" title="Public holidays in Nigeria">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Nigeria" title="Religion in Nigeria">Religion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sharia_in_Nigeria" title="Sharia in Nigeria">Sharia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoking_in_Nigeria" title="Smoking in Nigeria">Smoking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_gaming_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Video gaming in Nigeria">Video gaming</a></li></ul> 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Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Bahamas" title="Parliament of the Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bahrain)" title="National Assembly (Bahrain)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Barbados" title="Parliament of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus" title="National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Belize)" title="National Assembly (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Bhutan" title="Parliament of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plurinational_Legislative_Assembly" title="Plurinational Legislative Assembly">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Burundi" title="Parliament of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Cambodia" title="Parliament of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Cameroon" title="Parliament of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Congress_of_Chile" title="National Congress of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Colombia" title="Congress of Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Parliament of the Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Parliament of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Congress of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Parliament of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Eswatini" title="Parliament of Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Parliament" title="French Parliament">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Gabon" title="Parliament of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Grenada" title="Parliament of Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Haiti)" title="National Assembly (Haiti)">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Consultative_Assembly" title="People's Consultative Assembly">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Parliament" title="Italian Parliament">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Parliament of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Jamaica" title="Parliament of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Diet" title="National Diet">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Jordan" title="Parliament of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Kazakhstan" title="Parliament of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Kenya" title="Parliament of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Lesotho" title="Parliament of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Liberia" title="Legislature of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Madagascar" title="Parliament of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Morocco" title="Parliament of Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyidaungsu_Hluttaw" title="Pyidaungsu Hluttaw">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Namibia" title="Parliament of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_General_of_the_Netherlands" title="States General of the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Oman" title="Council of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palau_National_Congress" title="Palau National Congress">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Paraguay" title="Congress of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="Congress of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Poland" title="Parliament of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Romania" title="Parliament of Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Rwanda" title="Parliament of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Saint_Lucia" title="Parliament of Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Parliament" title="Slovenian Parliament">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortes_Generales" title="Cortes Generales">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Assembly_(Tajikistan)" title="Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Thailand)" title="National Assembly (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Turkmenistan" title="National Council of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_of_Uruguay" title="General Assembly of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliy_Majlis" title="Oliy Majlis">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="Parliament of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependent and<br />other territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Bermuda" title="Parliament of Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tynwald" title="Tynwald">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">Non-UN states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Somaliland" title="Parliament of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historical</th><td 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