# The National Assembly

> Nigeria's National Assembly is a bicameral federal legislature established by Chapter V of the 1999 Constitution, comprising a 109-seat Senate (three senators per state plus one for the FCT) and a 360-seat House of Representatives apportioned by population. It makes federal law, controls the budget, confirms key appointments, and can remove the President through impeachment under Section 143.

**Category:** Politics & Government · **Updated:** 2026-07-26 19:36:35 · **Canonical:** https://nigeriastuff.org/a/national-assembly

## Key facts
- **Constitutional basis:** Chapter V, Sections 47–89, 1999 Constitution
- **Structure:** Bicameral: Senate and House of Representatives
- **Senate seats:** 109 (3 per state x 36, plus 1 for the FCT)
- **House of Representatives seats:** 360, apportioned by population across federal constituencies
- **Term:** 4 years per Assembly
- **Current Assembly:** 10th National Assembly, inaugurated 13 June 2023
- **Presiding officers (as of 23 July 2026):** Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker Tajudeen Abbas

## Sources
- 10th NASS: APC picks Akpabio, Tajudeen as Senate President, Speaker — The ICIR (https://www.icirnigeria.org/10th-nass-apc-picks-akpabio-tajudeen-as-senate-president-speaker/)
- Speaker, President Emerge as 10th NASS Inaugurated — Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) — PLAC Legist (https://placng.org/Legist/speaker-president-emerge-as-10th-nass-inaugurated/)
- Chapter 1, Part 2, Section 5: Executive Powers (with cross-reference to Section 4, Legislative Powers) — Nigerian Constitution (nigerian-constitution.com, text of the 1999 Constitution as amended) (https://nigerian-constitution.com/chapter-1-part-2-section-5-executive-powers/)
- Section 9 of the Nigerian Constitution: Mode of Altering Provisions of the Constitution — Nigerian Lawyers Directory (https://nigerianlawyersdirectory.com/nigerianconstitution/section-9-of-the-nigerian-constitution-mode-of-altering-provisions-of-the-constitution/)
- Chapter 6, Part 1, Section 143: Removal of President from office — Nigerian Constitution (nigerian-constitution.com, text of the 1999 Constitution as amended) (https://nigerian-constitution.com/chapter-6-part-1-section-143-removal-of-president-from-office/)
- The Process for impeaching a President in Nigeria — LawPàdí (https://lawpadi.com/process-impeaching-president-nigeria/)

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