The Long Road Ahead for State Police in Nigeria

February 28, 2024 | The VaultNewsletter

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the long road ahead for state police in nigeria
spurred therefore by seeming helplessness in taking real charge of the security situation in their respective states the governors recently proposed the creation of a police force for each of the states in nigeria as reported the presidency and governors have agreed to explore the establishment of state police
nigeria imposes additional levy on employers of expatriate workers
data vault food inflation is soaring across the continent
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the long road ahead for state police in nigeria

Despite billions of Naira spent on security operations and enhancements over the past decade, cases of killings, kidnapping for ransom, suspected rituals / organ harvesting, gang clashes, herdsmen attacks, ethnic and religious clashes, etc. continue to rise across the country. The escalating insecurity, seeming failure of the Nigeria Police Force (“NPF”) to proactively prevent crime, together with inability of Governors to direct the affairs of state commands of the NPF – being a federal agency – has set the tone for repeated calls over the years for establishment of a police force by each of the states of the federation (in line with true federalism).

spurred therefore by seeming helplessness in taking real charge of the security situation in their respective states the governors recently proposed the creation of a police force for each of the states in nigeria as reported the presidency and governors have agreed to explore the establishment of state police

This is the first time in close to 25 years that the Federal Government has entertained the idea and indicated a willingness to continue the conversation. Interestingly, a new bill for creation of state police was presented before the House of Representatives (Nigeria’s junior legislative house at the federal level) for second reading a week ago. In our Policy Brief, we shared thoughts, made recommendations and described the process that could lead to a major policy shift in Nigeria.

nigeria imposes additional levy on employers of expatriate workers

On 27th February 2024, the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, approved the implementation of an annual Expatriate Employment Levy Scheme (the “EEL Scheme”). The principal effect of the EEL Scheme is that a private company or other private sector organisation in Nigeria that engages expatriate workers for a period equal to 183 days or more within a fiscal year, is required to pay an annual expatriate employment levy (the “levy”) to the Nigerian government in the sum of USD15,000 (for directors) and USD10,000 (for other expatriates i.e. non-directors).

data vault food inflation is soaring across the continent

Globally, food prices have surged since 2019, primarily due to disruptions in supply lines caused by pandemic restrictions and the impact of climate change on weather conditions. More recently, the Russian-Ukraine war has played a significant role in driving up food prices.

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