By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new Nigeria Police Academy campus in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area, Ogun State, with a N15 billion special take-off grant.
The approval fulfils the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, which provides for the expansion of the academy’s main campus in Wudil, Kano State, into multiple campuses across the country.
The intervention fund will be drawn from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) 2026 allocation. It will finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets.
A high-level consultative meeting involving 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 (NUC) recommended the Erinja location.
The meeting considered student intake capacity, funding realities, academic quality assurance, and the long-term needs of the Nigeria Police Force, which is currently recruiting more personnel.
President Tinubu said the expansion would strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education, and national security.
