BREAKING: Senate Resumes Plenary After COVID-19 Recess

The Senate has resumed plenary after about five weeks of recess over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan led the lawmakers into the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday.

Plenary started at about 10:30am in the Senate as soon as the lawmakers were seated.

As part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, the senators were asked to maintain social distance inside the chamber by giving a space of two seats between themselves.

Shortly after the proceedings began, the Senate went into a closed-door session.

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