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The Senate on Thursday approved a combined N404.07bn for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, endorsing the Fund’s 2025 budget of N170.10bn and 2026 budget of N233.96bn to strengthen policing, security operations and critical infrastructure nationwide.
The approvals followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs by its Acting Chairman, Senator Yunus Akintunde (Oyo Central), on behalf of the committee chairman, Senator Abdulhamid Ahmed Mallam-Madori (Jigawa East).
Presenting the report on the 2025 budget proposal, Akintunde explained that the appropriation was being reconsidered because implementation of the previously approved budget had been stalled by legal issues arising from the proposed amendment to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act.
“This budget proposal under consideration was previously approved for implementation under the 2024 fiscal period. However, owing to developments arising from the proposed amendment to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019, and other circumstances beyond the control of the Fund, implementation of the approved budget could not commence.