Tag: state police

President Tinubu said that the creation of State Police has become urgent to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges, strengthen grassroots ...

The lawmakers identified the root causes of insecurity in the country as unemployment, poverty, corruption in governance, cultism, use of ...

Northern leaders are pressing for state policing and a mining ban, but the region remains split between calls for a ...

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says the north is confronted with the grim reality of insecurity and poverty that ...

Governor Abiodun said the forum reaffirmed its commitment to a united and secure Nigeria.

The peaceful protest, which drew hundreds of concerned residents, youth groups, and civil society activists, began at the Cathedral junction ...

Through the exercise, some individuals and groups hope for a concrete roadmap to improve security in the country.

Yusuf Gagdi noted that strengthening and adequately funding existing security institutions, the police, military, SSS, and others, would be a ...

Plateau official says creating a state police system will help bring security closer to the grassroots.

South-east leaders have been demanding at least one additional state in the region.

The senate leader urged the security agencies to work together as a team to track and apprehend all the masterminds ...

When a policy fails to factor in public response to its benefits and drawbacks, success takes the backseat. Ignoring public ...

NEC said many states are in agreement with plans to establish state police because virtually every state has security challenges.

Countries must adapt to changing times and not treat any age-old institution no longer able to effectively perform its basic ...

Mr Bamidele said Nigeria, as one of the world’s fastest growing nations in terms of population, could not continue operating ...

Nigeria currently runs a unitary policing system controlled by the federal government

There have been renewed calls from various quarters to create state government-controlled police in Nigeria.

The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism ...

Most of the leaders spoke in support of the establishment of state police except the Inspector General of Police, Kayode ...

The state policing bill currently before the National Assembly seeks the removal of police from the exclusive legislative list to ...

The Nigerian lawmaker also talks about insecurity and the funding of the National Assembly.

It is a failure of governments to prioritise palliatives over the welfare of the people. Doing so is akin to ...

Federal lawmakers, who had been apprehensive about the potential abuse of state police by governors, made a 180-degree turn by ...

It should be noted that state police is not a ‘silver bullet’ or ‘magic wand’ that will take away all ...

Osita Okechukwu said state police could be abused by state governors, in the same way they allegedly breached other democratic ...