Shehu Sani, a representative for the overseeing All Progressives Congress [APC] party, said there is little responsibility in regards to how the cash is spent.
He has required the installments to be rejected, saying they are a key motivation behind why individuals enter legislative issues.
"I chose to bust it open. It was an ethical issue," Mr Sani told the BBC.
"The National Assembly is a standout amongst the most non-straightforward organs of government. It pricked my still, small voice and I chose to blast the air pocket and open the National Assembly to open examination."
"In the event that the costs installment framework was finished then parliament would just be alluring to individuals who contribute thoughts," he said.
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The cash is paid over a representative's compensation which is more than $2,000 a month. They likewise get a yearly supporters spending plan of $5.5m.
Nigeria's lowest pay permitted by law, in the interim, is simply $50 a month.
The Senate affirmed Mr Sani's disclosure however portrayed it as "just the same old thing new".
"All holders of elective and designated workplaces have running costs assigned to their workplaces that can't be said to be a piece of their compensations," a representative said.
Eye-watering entireties
Will Ross, previous Nigeria reporter, BBC News
The National Assembly intentionally made it unimaginable for Nigerians to learn precisely how much government officials were paid.
It took the blunt Shehu Sani to lift the cover from within. The pay rates, at around $2,000 a month, are moderately unobtrusive. Yet, by means of the indirect access Nigeria's legislators are accepting some astounding cost installments for which there is little responsibility.
Subsequent to serving two terms a representative's cost installments add up to an eye-watering $3.5 million.
You get it together with reference to how a portion of the cash is spent when you visit a representative's office. There will dependably be a line of individuals holding up to have a calm word - regularly expecting a distribute from the representative's profound pockets.
Be that as it may, how much remains in the pockets and what amount is paid out - nobody knows.
Common society bunches in Nigeria invited Mr Sani's choice to uncover how much congresspersons were accepting every month.
Usman Abdul, leader of the Campaign for Democracy, reprimanded the installments.
"You can take great care of more than 100 alumni from a congressperson's compensation," he disclosed to The Punch daily paper. "The council should consider on the degraded neediness and joblessness in the country."Meanwhile, Nigerians - who, as of recently, had little any desire for finding the monetary game plans of their MPs - vented their outrage via web-based networking media.
"Presently we know where all Nigeria's cash goes to," one individual composed on Twitter.
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