…reconvene both chambers to deliberate on the constitutional controversy surrounding the State Police Bill, chronic budget under-implementation, allegations of off-budget expenditure, funding for security agencies and other urgent national matters. “The National Assembly is not merely an institution for passing Executiv…

…the new state police structure, with modalities to be worked out ahead of the take-off.State police bill: List of 10 things to know Recall that the Nigerian Senate passed a historic State Police Bill into law following intense pressure from governors and a national rise in security challenges.The legislation transforme…

…significant paradigm shift in decades following the historic passage of the landmark State Police Bill by the National Assembly . The post State Police intelligence: What private estates need to know about the July surveillance directive appeared first on Tribune Online.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja A fresh controversy has erupted over the recently passed State Police Bill after Prince Nweze Onu, Deputy National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), warned that the proposed security reform could be turned into a dangerous political weapon by state governments ahead of the…

…Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has defended the proposed State Police Bill, assuring Nigerians that adequate constitutional safeguards have been included to prevent governors and political actors from using state police as private security outfits.Abbas spoke on the issue on Wednesday, Ju…

The House of Representatives has resolved to withdraw its earlier State Police Bill and adopt the Executive Bill transmitted by President Bola Tinubu, signalling a major shift in the National Assembly’s ongoing constitutional amendment process on one of Nigeria’s most consequential security reforms. The Speaker of the…

The House of Representatives has withdrawn its own state police bill and is now considering President Bola Tinubu’s proposal on the matter. It is also probing the CBN and NNPCL over unremitted operating surpluses. In politics, Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress have defended the party’s direct primaries…

House of Representatives withdraws its State Police Bill to adopt Tinubu's version In a surprising legislative shift, the House of Representatives has withdrawn its self-sponsored constitutional amendment bill aimed at establishing state police across Nigeria.The decision, made during Tuesday's plenary session, July 14…

House of assemblies to pass state police bill simultaneously Governors across Nigeria's 36 states have agreed to ensure the State Police Bill is passed simultaneously by their respective Houses of Assembly once it is transmitted by the National Assembly, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said.Abiodun said the coordi…

…completion for the benefit of our citizens," he said He threw his weight behind the State Police Bill, describing it as a strategic instrument for grassroots security management. "APBN Delta State Chapter welcomes the State Police Bill. We lend our unequivocal support to this initiative and express optimism that, upon…

…national debate over the establishment of state police, following the passage of a State Police Bill by the National Assembly. The proposal has drawn mixed reactions from public figures, with human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, cautioning that state police may not resolve Nigeria's insecurity unless underlying issues suc…

…every federation is founded on the dual principles of cooperation and diversity, the state police bill recommends a point of seamless intervention between federal police service and state police service. But it delineates clearly defined contexts where a state police service cannot guarantee order and stability within…

The Senate on Sunday said the proposed State Police Bill contains constitutional safeguards that would allow the federal police to intervene in cases of electoral intimidation, serious human rights violations and threats to national security, dismissing concerns that governors could abuse the proposed policing system f…

…zones in July 2025 produced overwhelming support for state police. He said, "The state police bill was subjected to intense debates at the Senate and House of Representatives. Even though the All Progressives Congress is the majority party, opposition legislators actively took part in the process that approved the stat…

…Earlier, the senators resolved to adopt manual voting for the consideration of the state police bill after its electronic voting device developed a technical fault. The resolution came after concerns among senators that some lawmakers could be disenfranchised if the chamber proceeded with the faulty device. In the manu…

The Senate is expected to give accelerated consideration to the proposed State Police Bill on Tuesday as lawmakers convene an

…burner of the polity. On Thursday, June 11, the House of Representatives approved the State Police bill with overwhelming support among lawmakers present, while the Senate also passed a similar bill through second reading. But even after passing in both chambers, the constitutional amendment bill will still need to be…