Senate of Nigeria
Upper chamber of the Nigerian National Assembly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Senate is the upper chamber of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's legislature and has the power to make laws, as summarized in chapter one, section four of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.[1][2] The lower chamber is the House of Representatives.
Senate | |
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10th National Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | 13 June 2023 (2023-06-13) |
Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Majority Whip | |
Minority Whip | |
Structure | |
Seats | 109 |
Political groups | Majority (59)
Minority (37) Others (13) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post voting | |
Last election | 25-26 February 2023 |
Next election | 27 February 2027 |
Meeting place | |
National Assembly Complex Abuja, FCT, Nigeria | |
Website | |
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Constitution | |
Constitution of Nigeria | |
Rules | |
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The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The Senate President is second in the Nigerian presidential line of succession. He is assisted by the Deputy President of the Senate. The current Senate President is Sen. Godswill Akpabio and the current Deputy Senate President is Sen. Barau Jibrin, both members of the APC.[3] The Senate President and his Deputy are also assisted by principal officers including the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Whip, and Deputy Minority Whip. In addition, there are 63 Standing Committees in the Senate chaired by Committee Chairmen.[4]