| House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
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| Type | |
| Type | bicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | Dimeji Bankole, PDP since 1 November 2007 |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | Usman Bayero Nafada, PDP since 1 November 2007 |
| Structure | |
| Members | 360 |
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| Abuja | |
| Web site | |
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 2007, 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 Dimeji Bankole. He was elected on 1 November 2007.
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
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