Tinubu approves new police academy campus in Ogun, N15bn take-off grant

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Tinubu also approved a special take-off grant of N15billion for the college.

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Monday, April 20, 2026, said 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.

Onanuga noted that the intervention fund will be sourced from the TetFund 2026 allocation to finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets.

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He said a high-level consultative meeting involving the Minister of Police Affairs, the Minister of Education, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) recommended the siting of the new campus in Erinja.

Onanuga 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.

Onanuga added that Tinubu believes the expansion will strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education, and national security.