The Senate on Tuesday amended its Standing Rules 2015 and approved a simple majority for the election of its presiding officers.
The amended order also provides for one-third of Senators-elect forming a quorum to elect the Senate President and Deputy Senate President.
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The upper chamber also retained a closed ballot system of voting for the election of the President of the Senate and the Deputy.
The amendment of the rules followed the consideration of a motion in line with Order 111 of the Senate Standing Rule, 2015.
The motion was sponsored by the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Suleiman Sadiq Umar (Kwara North), and the Vice-Chairman who is the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North).
The Rules and Business Committee had proposed a two-thirds majority in its report.