What is Senate of Nigeria?
The '''Senate''' is the [[upper chamber]] of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the [[Nigerian National Assembly|National Assembly]] of [[Nigeria]]. The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's highest legislature, whose power is to make laws. It is made up of 109 [[senator]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly |title=Administration |url=https://nass.gov.ng/page/administration |access-date=7 August 2018 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331050315/http://nass.gov.ng/page/administration |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Federal Republic of Nigeria, National Assembly |title=History And Roles |url=https://nass.gov.ng/page/history-and-roles |access-date=7 August 2018 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331151827/http://www.nass.gov.ng/page/history-and-roles |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[President of the Nigerian Senate|President of the Senate]] is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The Senate President is third in the [[Nigerian presidential line of succession]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Government of Nigeria]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Organizations based in Nigeria]]