Screenshot of Senate at plenary (PHOTO CREDIT: NASSTV National Assembly, Nigeria)
The Senate on Thursday approved the 2025 and 2026 budgets of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), authorising a total expenditure of ₦403.1 billion for the two fiscal years.
The upper chamber approved ₦170.10 billion for the 2025 budget and ₦233.96 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. The budgets were passed at the Committee of Supply, where most senators endorsed them through voice votes. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the budgets after the voting.
The approval followed the consideration of a report presented by the senator representing Oyo Central, Yunus Akintunde, on behalf of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Abdulhamid Madori.
Presenting the report, Mr Akintunde, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and vice chairman of the committee, said the panel was satisfied that the proposed budgets would enable the Trust Fund to effectively discharge its statutory responsibilities, particularly in strengthening the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force.
