President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area in Ogun State, and has approved a special take-off grant of N15billion for the college.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained in a statement on Monday, that the President believes that the expansion of the college would strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education and national security.
According to him, the President’s approval was in fulfillment of the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, particularly with respect to the expansion of the Police Academy based in Wudil, Kano state, into multiple campuses across the country.
He explained that the intervention fund would be sourced from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TetFund) 2026 allocation to finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets.
Onanuga noted that 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 siting of the new campus in Erinja.
He said the meeting considered student intake capacity, funding realities, academic quality assurance, and the long-term needs of the Nigerian Police Force, which is currently recruiting more men.
