His media aide, Bayo Onanuga who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said Tinubu also approved a special take-off grant of ₦15 billion for the college
The President’s approval was in fulfilment 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.
“The intervention fund will be sourced from the TetFund 2026 allocation to finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets,” the statement partly read.
The siting of the new campus in Erinja was recommended by 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).
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.
“President Tinubu believes the expansion will strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education, and national security,” it added.
The approval comes nearly five months after Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered additional recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force, following rising attacks and abductions by gunmen and suspected terrorists.
By the declaration, the President authorised the police and the army to recruit more personnel.
He said that the police would recruit an additional 20,000 officers.
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