Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 56. Voting
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution any question proposed for decision in the Senate or the House of...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 55. Languages
The business of the National Assembly shall be conducted in English, and in Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba when adequate arrangements...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 54. Quorum
(1) The quorum of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall be one-third of all the members on...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 53. Presiding at sitting of the National Assembly and at joint sittings
(1) At any sitting of the National Assembly - (a) in the case of the Senate, the President of the...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 52. Declaration of assets and liabilities; oath of members
(1) Every member of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall, before taking his seat, declare his assets and...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 51 . Staff of the National Assembly
There shall be a Clerk to the National Assembly and such other staff as may be prescribed by an Act...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 50 . President of the senate and speaker of the House of Representatives
(1) There shall be: (a) a President and a Deputy President of the Senate, who shall be elected by the...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 49 . Composition of the House Representatives
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the House of Representatives shall consist of three hundred and sixty members representing...
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 48 . Composition of the Senate
The Senate shall consist of three Senators from each State and one from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
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Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 47 . Establishment of National Assembly
There shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.
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