Nigeria, June 10 -- A bill seeking to increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90 has passed second reading in the Senate.

Another bill seeking to increase the number of justices of the Court of Appeal from 70 to 110 also passed second reading.

The bills, sponsored separately by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, were passed during Wednesday's plenary session.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bills after a majority of senators supported them through separate voting sessions.

After the passage, the bills were referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters.

The bill seeking to increase the number of Federal High Court judges aims to amend th...