Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, says the proposed state police framework contains constitutional guardrails that would allow the president to intervene if governors abuse the outfit....
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Dauda Lawal, PhD, has declared that the passage and signing of the State Police Bill by President Bola Ahmed...
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the presidential working group on the National Policing Bill, naming Femi Gbajabiamila, his chief of staff, as chairman of the committee...
The Senate has defended the passage of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, saying national security should take precedence...
The Senate on Wednesday passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, marking a major step in Nigeria’s decades-long debate...
State governors are seeking greater constitutional authority over security operations within their domains and guaranteed funding arrangements for the proposed State Police Services, according to a...
The House of Representatives has released the final print of the Constitution Alteration Bills seeking to provide a constitutional framework for the establishment of state police,...
The Senate has pledged to commence urgent deliberations on the establishment of state police this week as part of efforts to address the growing insecurity across...
Nigeria is moving closer to establishing state police, with progress made towards the constitutional framework required to decentralise policing, the Presidency has said. The development follows...
Tunji Disu, the inspector-general of police, has inaugurated a seven-member committee to oversee the implementation of state police in Nigeria. The committee, which will be led...