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SBM Intelligence
Coverage of SBM Intelligence in the Nexus archive.
- Nigeria’s Senate passes bill to allow creation of state police to tackle insecurity
Nigeria’s Senate approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces to address rising insecurity. The reform aims to decentralize policing, enabling states to handle local security while the federal police manage national issues like counterterrorism. The legislation, supported by the president and bipartisan lawmakers, requires approval from two-thirds of state assemblies due to constitutional changes.