The Federal Government has approved contracts for the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across Nigeria as part of efforts to prepare the facilities for the commencement of training programmes by the Nigeria Police Force.
The development was disclosed on Thursday in a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, media aide to Vice President Kashim Shettima, following the 160th meeting of the National Economic Council in Abuja.
Shettima, who presided over the meeting, said the rehabilitation exercise would be completed within three weeks.
“The rehabilitation of the 13 police training institutions, which is set to last for a period of three weeks, is aimed at putting the institutions in shape for the commencement of training programmes by the Nigerian Police Force.”
The Vice President also called on the council to maintain the momentum of ongoing economic reforms, stressing the need for improvements to translate into tangible benefits for Nigerians.
Shettima said, “There is no doubt that a serious government is measured by the matters it refuses to abandon. While attention may reveal a problem, continuity determines whether the problem yields to policy,” he said.
He further emphasised the importance of ensuring that gains recorded in the macroeconomic space lead to improved livelihoods, employment opportunities and stronger economic activity across the states.
“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.
“Continuity is a form of accountability: yesterday’s promise still deserves a place on today’s table, and no new priority absolves us of an old responsibility.”
The council also approved the Revised National Social Protection Policy 2026–2030, presented by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu.
The policy is designed to strengthen the coordination, financing, implementation, monitoring and accountability of social protection programmes nationwide.
Under the revised framework, a National Social Protection Council will be established to provide overall oversight of the coordination and implementation of social protection initiatives.
Shettima urged state governments to align their social protection policies, legislation, budgets and implementation plans with the revised national framework.
He added that President Bola Tinubu expects the National Economic Council to ensure that government policies are translated into concrete outcomes that Nigerians can see and feel.
