National Assembly (Nigeria)

National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
10th Nigeria National Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
History
Preceded by	Federal Parliament
New session started	13 June 2023
Leadership
President of the Senate	Godswill Akpabio (APC) since 13 June 2023
Deputy President of the Senate	Barau Jibrin (APC) since 13 June 2023
Senate Majority Leader	Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC) since 4 July 2023
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Tajudeen Abbas (APC) since 13 June 2023
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	Benjamin Kalu (APC) since 13 June 2023
House Majority Leader	Julius Ihonvbere (APC) since 4 July 2023
Structure
Seats	469 109 Senators 360 Representatives
Senate political groups	All Progressives Congress: 58 seats   Peoples Democratic Party: 37 seats   Labour Party: 7 seats   New Nigeria People's Party: 2 seats   Social Democratic Party: 2 seats   All Progressives Grand Alliance: 1 seat   Action Democratic Party: 1 seat   Vacant: 1 seat
House of Representatives political groups	All Progressives Congress: 175 seats   People's Democratic Party: 118 seats   Labour Party: 35 seats   New Nigeria People's Party: 19 seats   All Progressives Grand Alliance: 5 seats   African Democratic Congress: 2 seats   Social Democratic Party: 2 seats   Young Progressives Party: 1 seat   Vacant: 3 seats
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House of Representatives voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Senate election	25 February 2023
Last House of Representatives election	25 February 2023
Next Senate election	27 February 2027
Next House of Representatives election	27 February 2027
Meeting place
National Assembly Complex Abuja Federal Republic of Nigeria
Website
www.nass.gov.ng

The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 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 of the States of Nigeria and one senator representing the Federal Capital Territory and single-member district, plurality voting in the House of Representatives.

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