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President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting with state governors on Thursday, had approved the constitution of a committee to explore the modalities for the establishment of state police.

The Nigerian Senate has stated that the federal parliament is ready to review the constitution to accommodate state police if the decentralisation of the security system would end insecurity.

President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting with state governors on Thursday, had approved the constitution of a committee to explore the modalities for the establishment of state police.
The police is currently on the exclusive legislative list in the constitution, barring state governments from establishing state police.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio had, earlier this week, constituted a 45-member committee to further review the 1999 constitution. The panel would be inaugurated next Tuesday.
The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday, said the Senate was ready to read the body language of Nigerians and come up with laws that would make lives meaningful to residents.

He said, “The parliament is to make laws and the laws that the parliament will make will not be generated outside of the interest and aspirations of Nigerians.
“So, if either the federal government or the state governors or whoever wants state police, so be it. We are ready to review our laws to accommodate it.

“The Senate is about to inaugurate the constitution amendment committee and then when we put the panel in place, members will now go out there and meet up with all the critical stakeholders in Nigeria within the sectors, traditional rulers and so on and so forth.”

Adaramodu, however, said the state houses of assembly and the governors would still have a crucial role to play because at least 24 out of the 36 states of the federation must vote in support of any amendment to the constitution before it could be signed by the president.

Nigeria’s Federal Government and the 36 states of the Federation have agreed on the need to create state police as a means of beefing up security across the country.

This was the highlight of the meeting held on Thursday between President Bola Tinubu and the 36 State governors at the State House, Abuja.

Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting, Information and National Orientation Minister, Idris Mohammed, said

security improvements nationwide were acknowledged, with a focus on enhancing forest rangers’ numerical strength and exploring the possibility of State Police.

He said further discussion will be held on the issue between government at the centre and the states before sending a bill to that effect to the National Assembly for necessary constitutional amendment.

On food crisis, the Minister, who spoke in the company of Governors of Plateau, Kaduna and Delta states, disclosed that the National Security Adviser, Director General of State Services, and Inspector General of Police have been directed to collaborate with state governors in addressing hoarding concerns, particularly in the wake of soaring commodity prices.

The meeting, Mohammed further said, also emphasized the need for enhanced investments in agriculture to combat food shortages, declaring a halt to food importation to broaden Nigeria’s self-sufficiency and potential as a net exporter.

Masterstroke4:
It so Shamefull that NNPC Export Oil To India, China, Spain, France, but Can not Supply Enough crude oil To Dangote

solmusdesigns:
Crude Oil has grade and class. I believe he wants to import Western Texas Oil

More products, high yield, easily distilled

Bigkoko:
Ntoorrrr...

Topman7:
Nothing strange. They can refine and supply beyond the Nigerian market, so they will be happy to take on foreign oil to keep their refinery in production.

This is a private-sector business.

Dem no send anybody.

genkins:
This one won't make front page for obvious modular ethnic reasons..lol

PrinceOfLagos:
I was in My maternal home in Imo state this past Christmas and the kind of houses I saw in the villages are the types you see in Banana Island and New York City.

Where these Igbos guys dey see money?

Even here in Lagos, you have to be a politician close relative to build the kind of houses I saw in villages of Igbo state.

The Igbos are indeed blessed people.

Zetra7:
It is crystal clear that northerner elites hate the current administration.

From the electoral votes in 2023, Atiku won most of the core northerner states (NE and NW) yet Tinubu made allies of the North.


Today, those allies are scheming on bringing power back to the North and there is nothing Tinubu's administraton will do please them.

Started off with the issue of Niger - They threatened and Tinubu had to calm down..

With the issue of probing past administration - They threatened, again Tinubu calmed down

The on-going issue between Christians and Muslims in middle belt rages on, Tinubu tried to act but again, the North threatened, Tinubu looked past.

Islamic organisations, myetti and other core northern organisations are on offensive blasting the administration in mosques and towns, Tinubu had to quickly call a meeting but it rages on..

Infact Myetti president was arrested but almighty DSS quickly denied it when North again threatens..

Meanwhile, in the name of allies, Tinubu has released past Efcc boss and even Abba Kyari just to please his ally and has continued to hold Nnamdi kanu to avoid outcry from same ally.

Today, the part relocation of FAAN and CBN have provoked the core North again and guess what, Tinubu will fold again.

In all this, Tinubu has neglected the south. He doesn't want to learn from OBJ who united the south, he will learn the hard.

This administraton is not one year yet time is coming when the North will stone any presidential convoy they see in the North.

Like GEJ, Tinubu will once again prove that when South are not together, the North will always win.

Alexis11:
The same Saudi where Mecca dey

Our Northern Nigerian Muslims have to see this lol

Religion in combination with illiteracy and poverty is too deadly.

Natbrowny:
I don't care about the worlds reaction.

Religion is finished.

Ama smash dat babe on standing position aswear..

grandstar:
You people are so quick to jump to conclusion.

First, I am certain this isn't in a Gulf Arab country. It's probably in Europe or America.

Also, many ladies from strict Muslim countries let their hairs down a bit when they travel overseas.

Last but not the least, the reason why there's so much noise is that her dressing so unusual. That means it rarely happens, hence the uproar.

jude79:
I want a poor Kano Muslim girl to dress like this, I want to check something
Gullible Nigerian brain washed religionists are here defending the people who enslaved and ruined their lives
The biggest slavery is that of the mind, this family created a religious Enterprise, making themselves one of the richest family in the world, my country Nigeria provides millions of gullible customers for them to enslave and control, all the religiously hypnotized mind in Nigeria will be wondering why I call them slaves, but they won't get it, because they are far gone.

Chiefpriestt:
You guys have been brainwashed so much. Islam will never make your life better, rather it will do otherwise

LegendHero:
Some Nigerian xtian are actually doomb to be honest.

Any simple thing any Saudi man does, they start saying see their version of Islam and bla bla bla.

It’s just like make someone dey use Israel killing children as true version of Christianity and asking when Nigeria Christians will start killing babies too.

I don’t know where they see the law that an Arab Muslim is a better Muslim than for example a Nupe Muslim.

some months ago, the pope agrees to the church conducting gay weddings, why hasn’t Nigerian pastors start conducting gay marriage too since the pope who is the symbol of Christianity already did?

Whose version of Christianity are Nigerians practicing if they don’t follow the ways of Israel and the pope?

Abia State Announces Its New Modular Refinery Will Commence Operations In 2025.

The commissioner for information in Abia state has given the date for the completion of the Abia Industrial Innovation Park modular refinery.

The project will increase revenue for the government as well as provide job opportunities to the citizens of the state. This occurred after the Dangote refinery started operations following the delivery of the final six million barrels of crude oil.

Okey Kanu, the commissioner of Information and Culture, has said that the Abia Industrial Innovation Park (AIIP) modular refinery is scheduled to begin operations by 2025.

The new refinery is expected to provide thousands of direct and indirect jobs.

The commissioner added that the refinery would give thousands of indirect jobs and 2,000 direct jobs to the crowd of young people in Abia. “The project will help to provide refined products for the people of Abia as well as increase our revenue base as a state. “So, it is a project that is very important to this government and every effort is being put in place to ensure that the date is met.

“The state government is also ready to reap from the petroleum and mineral endowments in the state,” he stated.

Refinery to create job opportunities

According to Kanu, many investors, particularly those in the petroleum industry, have expressed a strong desire to establish their operations in Abia.

He claims it will support attempts to increase the number of jobs available to young people. This came after the Dangote Refinery commenced production after receiving six million barrels of crude oil.

The company commenced the production of diesel and aviation fuel in the early hours of Friday, January 12, 2024.

Nigeria's oldest refinery begins operation Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the long-awaited Port Harcourt refinery is now ready, fulfilling the federal government's promise that operations will start in December 2023.

In a video update, the refinery lights were turned on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. According to a video uploaded on social media, the refinery's flare indicated the commencement of oil refining.