The Federal Government has awarded contracts for the comprehensive rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across Nigeria, as part of efforts to modernise the country’s security architecture.
The three-week renovation exercise is designed to bring the facilities up to standard ahead of the next training cycle for the Nigeria Police Force, according to a statement issued after Thursday’s National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja.
Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), disclosed that the update was presented during the 160th NEC session, which was chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
In a related development, the Council endorsed the Revised National Social Protection Policy (NSPP: 2026–2030), as presented by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu. The policy framework aims to strengthen coordination, financing, implementation, monitoring and accountability across all states, with the Federal Government urging subnational governments to align their respective social protection laws and budgets with the reviewed policy.
The NSPP proposes the establishment of a National Social Protection Council, to be chaired by the Vice President, with the ministers of Budget and Economic Planning; Labour and Employment; and Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction serving as deputy chairs. The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning will function as the Council’s secretariat, while six governors—one from each geopolitical zone—will serve as members.
Shettima: Continuity Key to Earning Public Trust
Addressing the Council, Vice President Shettima charged members to sustain ongoing reforms until macroeconomic improvements translate into tangible benefits for ordinary Nigerians, including jobs, stronger purchasing power, business confidence, and better living conditions.
He stressed that the government must remain focused on implementing policies beyond their announcement, warning that new priorities should not displace unfinished responsibilities.
“There is no doubt that a serious government is measured by the matters it refuses to abandon,” Shettima said. “While attention may reveal a problem, continuity determines whether the problem yields to policy.”
The Vice President noted that revenue, debt, production, investment and the cost of living ultimately converge at the household level, making it imperative for macroeconomic progress to reach everyday citizens.
“Macroeconomic progress must therefore continue its passage into jobs, purchasing power, business confidence and stronger subnational economies, because numbers become politically meaningful when citizens recognise themselves in their improvement,” he added.
Shettima also emphasised that continuity itself is a form of accountability, declaring: “Yesterday’s promise still deserves a place on today’s table, and no new priority absolves us of an old responsibility.”
He concluded by reminding the Council that President Bola Tinubu had entrusted it with the responsibility of fostering productive cooperation across the federation and converting policies into outcomes Nigerians could see and feel.
“A government that remembers earns the confidence of its people because its promises do not expire when the microphones are switched off,” the Vice President said.
