National Assembly ( Nigeria ) - wikipedia National Assembly ( Nigeria ) National Assembly Seal of the Senate of Nigeria Seal of the House of Representatives of Nigeria Type Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives Leadership President of the Senate Bukola Saraki ( APC ) Since 9 June 2015 Speaker of the House Yakubu Dogara ( APC ) Since 9 June 2015 Structure Seats 469 109 Senators 360 Representatives Senate political groups All Progressives Congress ( 60 ) People 's Democratic Party ( 49 ) House of Representatives political groups All Progressives Congress ( 225 ) People 's Democratic Party ( 125 ) Other parties ( 10 ) Elections Senate voting system Multi-member plurality system House of Representatives voting system First - past - the - post Senate last election 29 March 2015 Next election : 2019 House of Representatives last election 29 March 2015 Meeting place National Assembly Complex Abuja, Nigeria Website http://www.nass.gov.ng/ Coordinates : 09 ° 04 ′ 05.5 '' N 07 ° 30 ′ 40.3 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.068194 ° N 7.511194 ° E ﻿ / 9.068194 ; 7.511194 Nigeria This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Nigeria Constitution Human rights Government President ( list ) Muhammadu Buhari Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Cabinet Federal Parastatals National Assembly Senate House of Representatives Judiciary Supreme Court Subdivisions States State governors Local Government Areas Elections Recent elections Presidential : 2011 2015 2019 Parliamentary : 2011 2015 2019 Political parties Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of Nigeria to Nigeria Passport Visa requirements Other countries Atlas The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360 - member House of Representatives. The body, modelled after the federal Congress of the United States, is supposed to guarantee equal representation of the 36 states irrespective of size in the Senate and proportional representation of population in the House. The National Assembly, like many other organs of the Nigerian government, is based in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Contents 1 Leadership 2 Functions 3 Support 4 National Assembly State Delegations 5 Photo gallery of building architecture for national assembly of Nigeria 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Leadership The Senate is chaired by the President of the Nigerian Senate, the first of whom was Nnamdi Azikiwe, who stepped down from the job to become the country 's first Head of State. The House is chaired by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At any joint session of the Assembly, the President of the Senate presides and in his absence the Speaker of the House presides. OFFICE NAME TERM President of the Senate Bukola Saraki 9 June 2015 -- present Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara 9 June 2015 -- present Functions The Assembly has broad oversight functions and is empowered to establish committees of its members to scrutinise bills and the conduct of government officials. Since the restoration of democratic rule in 1999, the Assembly has been said to be a `` learning process '' that has witnessed the election and removal of several Presidents of the Senate, allegations of corruption, slow passage of private member 's bills and the creation of ineffective committees to satisfy numerous interests. In spite of a more than two - thirds majority control of the Assembly by the then ruling People 's Democratic Party ( PDP ), the PDP government led by Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the Assembly have been known more for their disagreements than for their cooperation. The Former President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has been accused of being slow to implement policy. Many bills, some from as long ago as 2007, are still awaiting the President 's assent. While the Assembly has made strong and often popular efforts to assert its authority and independence against the executive, it is still viewed generally in a negative light by the media and many of the Nigerian people. 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. The Senate has the unique power to impeach judges and other high officials of the executive including the Federal Auditor - General and the members of the electoral and revenue commissions. This power is, however, subject to prior request by the President. The Senate also confirms the President 's nomination of senior diplomats, members of the federal cabinet, federal judicial appointments and independent federal commissions. 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 ( veto ) 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. The present Assembly has not hidden its preparedness to overrule the executive where they disagree. Support The National Institute for Legislative Studies ( NILS ) is an organ of the National Assembly established by an Act of Parliament. Former President Goodluck 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 ( PARP ), established in 2003 as a capacity building institution of the National Assembly with the financial support of the African Capacity Building Foundation ( ACBF ). 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. The functions of NILS are similar to the services offered to the US congress by Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, Library of Congress only on a lesser scale as the institute was just established. National Assembly State Delegations Abia Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Abuja FCT Photo gallery of building architecture for national assembly of Nigeria Nigeria 's National Assembly Building Nigeria Senate Building ( Red Chamber ) Nigeria 's National Assembly Building with the Mace National Assembly Complex See also List of committees of the National Assembly of Nigeria List of legislatures by country Nigerian First Republic ( 1963 - 1966 ) Nigerian Second Republic ( 1979 - 1983 ) Nigerian Third Republic ( 1993 ) Nigerian Fourth Republic ( 1999 -- present ) Elections in Nigeria Politics of Nigeria 7th National Assembly References Jump up ^ http://www.nassnig.org/page/about-the-senate Jump up ^ http://www.nassnig.org/page/about-the-house Jump up ^ ICT, NILS. `` National Institute for Legislative Studies ''. nils.gov.ng. Jump up ^ Assembly, Nigerian National. `` National Assembly - Federal Republic of Nigeria ''. www.nassnig.org. Jump up ^ `` The Nation Newspaper Nigeria - Read Latest Nigeria News ''. The Nation Nigeria. 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Question: the two chambers of elected national representative in nigeria are called
Answer: Senate