President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Nigeria Police Academy in Erinja, located in Yewa Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The approval was announced in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, also includes a N15 billion take-off grant to support the immediate development of the institution.
According to the statement, the decision aligns with the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, which approves the expansion of the academy beyond its current base in Wudil, Kano State, into multiple campuses nationwide.
The funding, to be sourced from the 2026 allocation of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, will be used to develop critical infrastructure, including academic buildings, student hostels, and essential training facilities.
A high-level consultative meeting involving key stakeholders – including the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission – recommended Erinja as the preferred location for the campus.
The selection was based on considerations such as student intake capacity, funding sustainability, academy quality standards, and growing manpower needs of the Nigeria Police Force, which is currently expanding its recruitment efforts.
President Tinubu stated that the expansion of the Police Academy will enhance institutional governance, improve the quality of policing education, and strengthen national security architecture across the country.
-9News Nigeria.
