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🇳🇬 NigeriaPolitics24 Oct 2026

25 Nigerian state assemblies approve state police amendment

Twenty-five of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies have approved the constitutional amendment that would allow the creation of state police, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold. The bill can now return to the National Assembly before being sent to President Bola Tinubu for assent, according to presidential chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila, cited by ThisDay.

Source: ThisDay

Timeline

1. Saturday, 24 October 2026

   • 25 Nigerian state assemblies approve state police amendment

     Twenty-five of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies have approved the constitutional amendment that would allow the creation of state police, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold. The bill can now return to the National Assembly before being sent to President Bola Tinubu for assent, according to presidential chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila, cited by ThisDay.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 02:01

2. Friday, 23 October 2026

   • Nigeria’s 24 states pave way for dual policing

     Twenty-four Nigerian state assemblies have approved a constitutional amendment paving the way for a dual policing system, with forces also reporting to the states. The majority reaches the threshold required to amend the Constitution, Punch reports in its roundup of the main news on 23 October.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 19:05

   • Nigeria’s state police reform clears 24-assembly threshold

     Twenty-four Nigerian state assemblies have approved constitutional reform providing for a policing system shared between the federal and state levels. With the two-thirds threshold of 24 of the 36 states reached, the text can be sent to the National Assembly and then to President Bola Tinubu for enactment, presidential chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila said.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 18:40

   • 24 Nigerian assemblies approve planned dual policing system

     Twenty-four of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies have approved the constitutional amendment establishing a dual policing system, reaching the threshold required to continue the process. The draft must still be finalised by the presidential working group before being sent to Bola Tinubu, according to a statement by Femi Gbajabiamila reported by Punch.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 11:33

   • 24 Nigerian states approve creation of state police

     Twenty-four of Nigeria’s 36 states have approved the creation of state police forces, reaching the constitutional threshold required to advance the bill. The other 12 states have not yet given their approval, the Daily Post reports.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 08:36