Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- The Senate, Nigeria's highest legislative body, will resume plenary after a two-month recess today.

The 109-member upper chamber of the National Assembly embarked on a recess on 23 July.

The resumption marks the halfway point of the 10th Assembly's four-year tenure, which began on 13 June 2023, with lawmakers expected to return to a packed agenda of pending and fresh issues.

The coming weeks are expected to be full of intense legislative activities, ranging from the budget extension considerations, the review of the nation's constitution, to the issues around the controversial suspension of one of its members, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and anticipated defections of some lawmakers.

The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adar...