Abstract
This paper reviews the power of the legislature under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. It discusses the scope of the legislative power and the composition of the National Assembly. It examines the specific functions of the Legislature under the Constitution as well as their limitations. The paper concludes with a recommendation that the 1999 Constitution should be amended to transfer some of the items under the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list to enable the State Houses of Assembly to legislate on those matters which affect their people directly instead of waiting for the National Assembly to do so.
Keywords: Legislature, Constitution, Democracy, Senate, Assembly, representatives