•Nigerian Senate State Police has virtually become a reality. The only steps remaining are the collation of state endorsements and the transmission of the Bill by the National Assembly to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent, reports The Nation. As at last count yesterday, 30 Houses of Assembly have concurred with the amendment of the [&hell...
•Policemen The states that have approved state police are now 24. So, the constitutionally-required 24-state endorsement benchmark needed for the state police bill to become law has been met. Vanguard gathered that more states will conclude deliberations next week. Below is a complete list of the states that have approved and the one being awa...
•Policemen The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has completed the drafting stage of its assignment and has formally submitted the draft National Policing Bill (2026), together with twenty-nine (29) consequential amendment bills, to the Federal Ministry of Justice for legislative drafting review and validation. The submi...
Ogun State House of Assembly today passed a resolution supporting the consideration of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, on the establishment of State Police Services. The House passed the resolution, titled: “H.R. No. 194/OG/2025- Consideration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic o...
•House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has proposed a 100-day legislative programme to accelerate work on pending bills, clear outstanding committee reports and strengthen oversight, warning lawmakers against allowing preparations for the 2027 general elections to disrupt their constitutional...
•Rivers Assembly The Rivers State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the bill for the creation of state policing in Nigeria. This follows the transmission of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, by the National Assembly to the 36 state Houses of Assembly for their review […...
•Police The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has commenced the drafting of the bill, following the submission of memoranda and position papers from Nigerians. The submission of Memoranda is expected to close today, Friday, August 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (WAT), a statement by Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman, ...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has explained that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was excluded from the proposed state police arrangement because it does not have a governor or a State House of Assembly. According to the Senate, the FCT remains directly under the administration of the federal government. The Chairman of the Senate Committee ...
•Inspector General of Police, Tinji Disu The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that the committee that developed the framework for the proposed state police system studied India, the United States of America and Pakistan’s models before submitting its recommendations. Also, IGP Disu urged police personnel to take a...
•Tinubu The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, today said Executive Bill package will be presented to President Bola Tinubu on September 3, 2026. Recall that in July, Tinubu inaugurated the presidential committee to prepare the legal framework for implementing state police across the country, reports Vanguard. Chairman o...
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