President Bola Ahmed 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 N15 billion take-off grant to support its development.
According to a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the funding will be drawn from the 2026 allocation of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
The money is designated for critical infrastructure, academic buildings, student accommodation, and training facilities at the new campus.
The decision aligns with the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, which allows for the decentralisation of the academy’s operations from its main campus in Wudil, Kano State, to other parts of the country.
The selection of Erinja followed a high-level consultative meeting involving the Minister of Police Affairs, 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).
Officials said the decision was guided by considerations such as student intake capacity, funding availability, academic standards, and the expanding manpower requirements of the Nigeria Police Force amid ongoing recruitment efforts.
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