The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, has defended the association’s participation in the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, saying the NBA is committed to ensuring that the proposed state police system is built on strong legal protections and accountability measures. Osigwe said the NBA’s involvement was aimed at…
ABUJA, NIGERIA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated a Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, a move aimed at creating the legal framework required for the implementation of state police across Nigeria. The committee was inaugurated at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the President represented by his Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon….
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, following the Senate’s passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police across Nigeria. The Senate on Wednesday approved all 26 clauses of the proposed legislation during the Committee of the Whole, a development widely regarded as one of the…
The House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria, advancing one of the most significant constitutional security reforms in recent years. The decision followed a plenary vote held on Thursday and presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. According to the Speaker, 288 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill,…
The leadership of the 10th House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to passing the State Police Bill during Thursday’s plenary session, describing the proposed legislation as a critical step towards addressing Nigeria’s growing security challenges. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja after plenary, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu called on all lawmakers to be…
The Nigerian Senate has announced plans to commence urgent deliberations on the establishment of state police this week as part of ongoing efforts to address insecurity across the country. Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this during a briefing with Senate correspondents, noting that the issue has been prioritised within the ongoing constitutional review process….
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government to fast-track the establishment of state police as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and combat rising criminal activities across the country. Speaking during the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship and legislative primaries in Ibadan, Makinde stressed that state police would enhance local…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday called on the leadership of the 10th Senate to begin the process of amending the Constitution to create a legal basis for establishing State Police as part of efforts to address insecurity across Nigeria. He made the appeal during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in…
A sharp divide emerged yesterday between Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly over ongoing calls for the establishment of state police in Nigeria. Speaking at a constitutional review dialogue on national security architecture—titled “Nigeria’s Peace and Security: The Constitutional Imperative”—Egbetokun strongly opposed the creation of state…
The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, has called on the federal government to immediately permit the establishment of state police to address the rising insecurity in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone. The group also recommended increasing the personnel in the regional security outfit, Amotekun, and urged the incorporation of modern technology, such as drones and trackers, to…
