Erinja, Yewa South LGA, Ogun State, Nigeria
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 fund its development. The approval, confirmed on Monday, is part of efforts to expand police training capacity and strengthen national security.
The development was announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said the decision aligns with the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021.
According to Onanuga, the law allows the Academy—previously limited to a single campus—to operate as a multi-campus institution across the country.
He explained that the N15 billion intervention fund will be sourced from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) 2026 allocation. The funds are expected to cover critical needs such as infrastructure development, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training equipment for the new campus.
The location of the new campus in Erinja was not случай. Onanuga said it followed recommendations from a high-level consultative meeting involving key stakeholders. These included 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 assessed several factors before arriving at the decision. These included student intake capacity, available funding, academic quality assurance, and the long-term training needs of the Nigeria Police Force, which is currently expanding through ongoing recruitment.
The Presidency noted that President Tinubu believes the expansion will improve institutional governance, modernise policing education, and enhance national security.
Until now, the Nigeria Police Academy operated from a single campus in Wudil, Kano State.
The legal backing for expansion comes from the Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, which empowers the institution—subject to approval by the National Universities Commission—to establish additional campuses, colleges, and faculties where necessary.
Calls for decentralisation have also been growing. In June 2025, the House of Representatives urged the Federal Government to implement the Act by establishing campuses across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
The Academy itself has a long history. It began operations in 1988 using temporary facilities at the Police Training School in Challawa, Kano, and the Police College in Kaduna. It was later merged and moved to its permanent site in Wudil in 1996.
In 2012, the National Universities Commission upgraded it to a degree-awarding institution, making it Nigeria’s 37th federal university. Today, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in law enforcement and related fields, including law, sciences, social sciences, management sciences, and humanities.
The Ogun campus will be the first satellite campus established under the 2021 Act.
With the approval now in place, attention is expected to shift to implementation, including the release of funds and commencement of construction. The new campus is seen as a key step in expanding police training capacity and supporting ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security framework.