Nigeria, June 15 -- Last week, the Senate debated several key issues, including the establishment of state police, a proposed ban on textile imports, regulation of cryptocurrency, an increase in the number of Federal High Court judges and Court of Appeal justices, and the extension of the implementation timeline for the 2025 budget.

State policing was initially expected to dominate Senate discussions following comments by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who told journalists last Monday that the Senate would pass the bill during the week.

However, the proposal was not debated until Thursday, when it passed second reading and was referred to the Senate Committee on Constitution Review for further legislative scrutiny, including publi...