 National Assembly (Nigeria)

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-memberHouse of Representatives The body, modeled after the federal Congress of the United States, is supposed to guarantee equal representation with 3 Senators to each 36 states irrespective of size in the Senate plus 1 senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria and single-member district, plurality voting in the House of Representatives.