House of Representatives
10th National Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the National Assembly of Nigeria
Term limits	None
History
New session started	13 June 2023 (2023-06-13)
Leadership
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Tajudeen Abbas, APC since 13 June 2023
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	Benjamin Kalu, APC since 13 June 2023
Majority Leader	Julius Ihonvbere, APC since 4 July 2023
Minority Leader	Kingsley Chinda, PDP since 4 July 2023
Majority Whip	Usman Bello Kumo, APC since 4 July 2023
Minority Whip	Ali Isa, PDP since 4 July 2023
Structure
Seats	360
Political groups	Majority (176)    All Progressives Congress (176) Minority (118)    People's Democratic Party (118) Others (64)    Labour Party (35)    New Nigeria People's Party (19)    All Progressives Grand Alliance (5)    African Democratic Congress (2)    Social Democratic Party (2)    Young Progressives Party (1) Vacant (2)   Vacant (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	25 February 2023
Next election	27 February 2027
Meeting place
National Assembly Complex Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Website
www.nass.gov.ng

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The House of Representatives (also called Green Chamber) is the lower chamber of Nigeria's bicameral National Assembly. ^[1] The Senate is the upper chamber. ^[2]

The Green Chamber has 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the plurality (or first-past-the-post) system, most recently in 2023. Members serve four-year terms. The presiding officer of the house is the Speaker, currently Tajudden Abbas (as of April 2024).

State delegations

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, assumes a National Assembly for the federation which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate consists of three members from each Nigerian state and one member from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The House of Representatives consists of 360 members, each representing a federal constituency. ^[3]

Map legend State Seats Senate House 1 Abia ( delegation) 3 8 2 Adamawa ( delegation) 3 8 3 Akwa Ibom ( delegation) 3 10 4 Anambra ( delegation) 3 11 5 Bauchi ( delegation) 3 12 6 Bayelsa ( delegation) 3 5 7 Benue ( delegation) 3 11 8 Borno ( delegation) 3 10 9 Cross River ( delegation) 3 8 10 Delta ( delegation) 3 10 11 Ebonyi ( delegation) 3 6 12 Edo ( delegation) 3 9 13 Ekiti ( delegation) 3 6 14 Enugu ( delegation) 3 8 15 Gombe ( delegation) 3 6 16 Imo ( delegation) 3 10 17 Jigawa ( delegation) 3 11 18 Kaduna ( delegation) 3 16 19 Kano ( delegation) 3 24 20 Katsina ( delegation) 3 15 21 Kebbi ( delegation) 3 8 22 Kogi ( delegation) 3 9 23 Kwara ( delegation) 3 6 24 Lagos ( delegation) 3 24 25 Nasarawa ( delegation) 3 5 26 Niger ( delegation) 3 10 27 Ogun ( delegation) 3 9 28 Ondo ( delegation) 3 9 29 Osun ( delegation) 3 9 30 Oyo ( delegation) 3 14 31 Plateau ( delegation) 3 8 32 Rivers ( delegation) 3 13 33 Sokoto ( delegation) 3 11 34 Taraba ( delegation) 3 6 35 Yobe ( delegation) 3 6 36 Zamfara ( delegation) 3 7 37 Federal Capital Territory ( delegation) 1 2 Total 109 360

Current composition

Party		Seats
	All Progressives Congress	176
	Peoples Democratic Party	118
	Labour Party	35
	New Nigeria People's Party	19
	All Progressives Grand Alliance	5
	African Democratic Congress	2
	Social Democratic Party	2
	Young Progressive Party	1
Vacant seats		2
Total		360

Members (since 1979)

• Members
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1979–1992
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1992–1998
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1998–1999
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1999–2003
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2003–2007
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2007–2011
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2011–2015
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2015–2019
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2019–2023
  • List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2023–2027
• Clerks
  • List of the Clerks of the House of Representatives of Nigeria

Party leaders

Party leaders and Whips are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot. With the APC holding a majority of seats and the PDP holding the highest minority, the current leaders in the 10th National Assembly are: Majority Leader Prof. Julius Ihonvbere From Edo State, Chief Whip Usman Bello Kumo from Gombe State, Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims from Kogi State as the Deputy Majority Leader, while Ogun Lawmaker, Oriyomi Onanuga emerged as the Deputy Chief Whip, and Minority Whip goes to Kingsley Chinda from Wike Camp and Deputy Minority Leader goes to two termed Member from Billiri, Gombe State, Ali Isa J.C. ^[4]

See also

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

References

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