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The National Assembly is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria [1] [a] The body consists of 109 members of the Senate and 360 members from the House of Representatives; [2] There are three senators from each states of Nigeria and one senator representing the Federal Capital Territory and single-member district, plurality voting in the House of ...
The Parliament of Nigeria, sometimes referred to as the Federal Parliament was the federal legislature of the Federation of Nigeria and the First Nigerian Republic, seated at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, and was composed of three parts: the Head of State (Elizabeth II as Queen of Nigeria from 1960–63, Nnamdi Azikiwe as President), the Senate, and the House of Representatives. [1]
Nigeria's parliament passed legislation on Wednesday meant to help authorities tackle money laundering and funding for terrorism by allowing its financial intelligence unit to operate free of ...
The 10th National Assembly was inaugurated 13 June 2023. We have 360 seats for the House of Representatives and two of the 360 seats in the House of Representatives have yet to be finalized.The Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that there will be a supplementary election to fill in the two seats remaining to complete the members of the Legislative House of Representative.
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian police are on red alert and may seek the help of the military after protests against the cost of living and governance issues turned violent in some cities, the inspector ...
The assembly comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives. [2] The National Assembly comprises 469 members elected across the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. [3] The House of Representative consists of 360 members and the Senate, a total of 109 members from which 59 were elected on the platform of the APC and 49 were elected on the platform of People's Democratic Party following the ...
The 9th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 11 June 2019 and ran its course until 11 June 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Principal Officers
This is a list of the standing committees of the National Assembly of Nigeria. There are currently 57 standing committees in the Nigerian Senate, while the House of Representatives currently has 89 standing committees.