(4) The National Assembly (a) may confer upon a High Court such powers
in addition to those conferred by this section as
may appear to the National Assembly to be
necessary or desirable for the purpose of
enabling the court more effectively to exercise
the jurisdiction conferred upon it by this section;
and
(b) shall make provisions(i) for the rendering of financial assistance to any
indigent citizen of Nigeria where his right under
this Chapter has been infringed or with a view to
enabling him to engage the services of a legal
practitioner to prosecute his claim, and
(ii) for ensuring that allegations of infringement
of such rights are substantial and the requirement
or need for financial or legal aid is real.
Chapter V
The Legislature
Part I
National Assembly
A - Composition and Staff of National Assembly
47. There shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House
of Representatives.
48. The Senate shall consist of three Senators from each State and one from the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja.
49. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the House of Representatives shall consist of three
hundred and sixty members representing constituencies of nearly equal population as far as possible,
provided that no constituency shall fall within more than one State.
50. (1) There shall be:(a) a President and a Deputy President of the
Senate, who shall be elected by the members of
that House from among themselves; and
(b) a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the
House of Representatives, who shall be elected
by the members of that House from among
themselves.
(2) The President or Deputy President of the Senate or the Speaker or Deputy
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate his office (a) if he ceases to be a member of the Senate or
of the House of Representatives, as the case may