Tinubu approves new police academy campus in Ogun, N15bn take-off grant

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Nigeria Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, alongside a special take-off grant of N15bn to fund the facility’s development.

A statement signed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the approval fulfils the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, which empowers the institution to operate as a multi-campus university across the country.

“The intervention fund will be sourced from TETFund’s 2026 allocation and will finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets at the new campus,” the statement read.

According to Onanuga, the siting of the new campus in Erinja was recommended by a high-level consultative meeting that brought together the Minister of Police Affairs, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Inspector General of Police and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission.

The meeting weighed student intake capacity, funding realities, academic quality assurance and the long-term training needs of the Nigerian Police Force, which is currently in the process of expanding its workforce through fresh recruitment.

The Presidency said Tinubu believes the expansion will “strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education and national security.”