National Assembly (Nigeria) National Assembly (Nigeria) The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 membersand a 360-memberHouse of Representatives The body, modelled after the federal Congress of the United States, is supposed to guarantee equal representation of the 36 states irrespective of size in the Senate and proportional representation of population in the House. The National Assembly, like many other organs of the Nigerian government, is based in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Senate is chaired by the President of the Nigerian
Protestantism in Nigeria Since the introduction of Sharia Law in 12 Northern states, violence between Muslims and Christians has increased in the north. Sharia only applies to Muslims in Law. The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has more than 3,8 million members in the entire country as well as outreaches in the neighbourin countries. The Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in Nigeria, reaching about five million people. It was founded in 1954. It has more than 110 clinics. Protestantism in Nigeria Protestants in Nigeria constitute about 37.7% of the population, or about 60 million people. Christianity