Nigeria, May 6 -- Nigerian lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives will resume plenary on Tuesday after almost six weeks of vacation, including the Easter and Eid-el-Fitr holidays.

The lawmakers embarked on holiday on 27 March. They were supposed to resume plenary on 29 April, but extended the recess by another week.

Since reconvening for the 2025 legislative year on 4 February, the National Assembly has held plenary sessions only 24 times. This is less than half of what is typically expected in the timeframe.

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, in a statement issued by his media office on Monday, listed the legislative priorities for the weeks ahead. These include the passage of the Tax Reform Bills, oversight on the eme...