Senate (Nigeria)
| Senate | |
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| 7th National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type |
Upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria |
| Leadership | |
Deputy President of the Senate | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 109 |
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Political groups |
Opposition Parties Governing Parties |
| Elections | |
| Multi-member plurality system | |
Last election | 29 March 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Abuja | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nass.gov.ng/ | |
The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. It consists of 109 senators: the 36 states are each divided in 3 senatorial districts each electing one senator; the Federal Capital Territory elects only one senator.
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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 current Senate President is Sen. David Mark of the People's Democratic Party.
The lower house is the House of Representatives.
Nigerian State Delegations
Senators
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