SENATE APPROVES ₦403.1BN POLICE TRUST FUND BUDGETS FOR 2025, 2026.(PHOTO).

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 SENATE APPROVES ₦403.1BN POLICE TRUST FUND BUDGETS FOR 2025, 2026 The Senate has approved a total of ₦403.1 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years, to strengthen policing and tackle terrorism, kidnapping, and other security threats. The approved funding includes ₦170.1 billion for 2025 and ₦233 billion for 2026, covering personnel costs, capital projects, and overhead expenses aimed at improving the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force. Lawmakers say the funds will support the provision of critical equipment, infrastructure, training, and other resources needed to enhance security across the country. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has sent a bill to the Senate seeking to repeal and reenact the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.  The proposed legislation aims to speed up the delivery of justice, promote the use of technology in criminal proceedings, and establish a Criminal Justice Monitoring Council to oversee implement...

80,812 PRISON POPULATION, 64% AWAITING TRIAL INMATES - CORRECTIONAL SERVICE. (PHOTO).


 80,812 Prison Population, 64% Awaiting Trial Inmates - Correctional Service

‎Awaiting trial inmates now account for 64 percent of Nigeria’s custodial population, as the Nigeria Correctional Service seeks ₦198.85 billion for its 2026 operations. 


Controller-General of the Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, made this known while presenting the agency’s 2025 budget performance and 2026 estimates before the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions in Abuja, highlighting congestion across correctional facilities and the need for more infrastructure. 


According to him, as of February 9, 2026, the total inmate population stood at 80,812. Of this figure, 51,955 are awaiting trial inmates, 24,913 are convicted inmates, while 3,850 fall under other detention categories.

‎The Committee's Chairman, Chinedu Ogah, called for urgent reforms increased funding, and presidential assent to the Correctional Service Trust Fund Bill, describing the agency as central to national security but poorly funded.


He noted that many correctional facilities were built over a century ago and have deteriorated significantly, contributing to recurring security breaches and operational strain.

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