House of Representatives of Nigeria

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The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly.

The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 12 April 2003, has a total of 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. Members serve four-year terms.

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• Senate of Nigeria - upper house of the National Assembly
• History of Nigeria
• Legislative branch
• List of national legislatures
• List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
• Nigerian First Republic
• Nigerian Second Republic
• Nigerian Third Republic
• Nigerian Fourth Republic

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Summary of the 12 April 2003 Aminu Bello Masari is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives.