The Federal Government has awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions across the country as part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the Nigeria Police Force and prepare the facilities for upcoming training programmes.
The development was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja during the 160th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
According to updates presented at the meeting, the rehabilitation project is expected to be completed within three weeks and is aimed at putting the training institutions in suitable condition for the commencement of police training activities.
The council meeting also approved the revised National Social Protection Policy (NSPP 2026-2030), a framework designed to strengthen the coordination, financing, implementation, monitoring and accountability of social protection programmes across the federation.
Under the revised policy, a National Social Protection Council will be established to provide oversight for the implementation and coordination of social protection initiatives nationwide.
The proposed council will be chaired by Vice President Shettima, while the Ministers of Budget and Economic Planning, Labour and Employment, and Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction will serve as vice chairpersons. The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning will function as the council’s secretariat, while six governors representing the country’s geopolitical zones will serve as members.
NEC urged state governments to align their social protection laws, budgets, policies and implementation plans with the revised national framework to ensure effective delivery of social welfare programmes.
Addressing council members, Vice President Shettima stressed the need to sustain ongoing economic reforms until their benefits are felt by ordinary Nigerians through job creation, increased purchasing power, improved business confidence and better living standards.
“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.
The Vice President noted that indicators such as revenue, debt, production, investment and the cost of living ultimately affect households, making it essential for economic progress to translate into tangible benefits for 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,” Shettima stated.
He further urged the council to maintain momentum on existing programmes and commitments, warning against abandoning ongoing responsibilities in pursuit of new priorities.
“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,” he said.
Shettima added that President Bola Tinubu had entrusted the council with the responsibility of ensuring productive cooperation across all levels of government and translating policies into visible outcomes for Nigerians.
“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 added.
The rehabilitation of the police training institutions and the adoption of the new social protection framework form part of the government’s broader efforts to strengthen security institutions and improve social welfare delivery across the country.
