Nigeria, July 27 -- Senators on Thursday adjourned plenary for their annual recess, from which they are scheduled to resume on 15 September.

Before the adjournment, the lawmakers debated several bills and motions and adopted a number of resolutions. Here are some of the major legislative actions:

On Tuesday, the lawmakers debated and passed a bill seeking to rename the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) as the Insurance Regulatory Commission.

The upper chamber approved the bill after considering the report of its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, presented by its chairman, Adetokunbo Abiru.

The bill was sponsored by Mr Abiru, along with other members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and...