House of Representatives of Nigeria

House of Representatives of Nigeria
Type
Type	Lower house
Leadership
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, PDP since 06 June 2011
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	Emeka Ihedioha, PDP since 06 June 2011
Members	360
Meeting place
Abuja
Website
http://www.nass.gov.ng

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

The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held in April 2011, 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. The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the house. The current Speaker is Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. He was elected on 06 June 2011.

Nigerian 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

See also

• History of Nigeria
• Legislative branch
• List of national legislatures
• Nigerian First Republic
• Nigerian Second Republic
• Nigerian Third Republic
• Nigerian Fourth Republic

Coordinates: 9°04′05″N 7°30′40″E / 9.06806°N 7.51111°E / 9.06806; 7.51111