October 08, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Nigeria Police Training Institutions (Establishment) Bill, 2024, a landmark legislation that gives legal backing to 48 specialised police academies across the country.
The Act, which aims to professionalise the Nigeria Police Force and align it with global standards, restructures police training into five categories — colleges, training schools, tactical schools, technical schools, and specialised institutions.
Among the institutions now formally recognised are the Police Colleges in Ikeja, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Oji River; the Police Staff College in Jos; and the Police Detective College in Enugu. Tactical institutions such as the Mobile Training Schools in Gwoza, Ila-Orangun and Ende-Hill, as well as Counter-Terrorism and Special Protection Unit schools, also received statutory status.
The law further establishes technical and specialised centres, including schools for intelligence, communications, veterinary training, nursing, digital studies, and finance.
The sponsor of the bill, Senator Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam-Madori, said the presidential assent marked “a transformative step” for internal security, while security experts hailed it as a move that will improve professionalism, research, and accountability within the police.
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