Senate gives six state assemblies until November 15 to act on state police
The Senate has set November 15 as the deadline for the six state Houses of Assembly yet to approve the proposed creation of…
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State police: 28 assemblies approve, Tinubu’s assent next
The National Assembly is preparing to transmit the proposed State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent after verifying…
Sokoto lawmakers back move to introduce State police
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the creation of state police, unanimously approving a proposed…
State Police: 24 states approve bill as 12 others delay decisions
Twenty-four states have approved the state police bill, meeting the constitutionally required threshold for the proposed…
JUST IN: Kwara Assembly backs constitutional amendment for state police
The Kwara State House of Assembly has voted in favour of a constitutional amendment that could allow states across Nigeria to…
Kano Assembly begins fast-track review of State police bill
The Kano State House of Assembly has begun examining the proposed State Police Bill, with lawmakers expected to take it up for…
Senate gives reason FCT is excluded from state police
The Senate has clarified that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was left out of the proposed state police system because it does…
JUST IN: Executive bill on state police ready for Tinubu’s review September…
The presidency has released a seven-week timeline for the drafting of the proposed state police bill.
Chairman of the…
JUST IN: Reps pass Executive Bill on State Police
The House of Representatives has approved the Executive Bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria.
The bill was passed…
“We have capacity, manpower,” Gov Yusuf expresses Kano’s…
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has said the state is prepared for the establishment of state police.
Yusuf spoke on Wednesday…