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...

ANAMBRA HOLDS WORKSHOP ON PLEA BARGAIN, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS IN AWKA. (PHOTO).


 Anambra Holds Workshop on Plea Bargain, Criminal Justice Reforms in Awka


By Chinelo Okeke 


The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Anambra State, Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, on Wednesday addressed stakeholders at a workshop on Plea Bargain and Key Innovations in the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), held at Finotel Classique Hotel, Awka.

The capacity-building programme, organized by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Phase II Programme in collaboration with the 


Anambra State Ministry of Justice, is designed to strengthen the implementation of plea bargain processes and deepen ongoing criminal justice reforms in the state.

Participants at the workshop included Judges, Magistrates, prosecutors from the Ministry of Justice, Police, members of the Plea Bargain Committee, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Judicial Correspondents, and Defence Counsel, reflecting a broad-based engagement of key justice sector stakeholders.


The initiative is sponsored by the International IDEA through the RoLAC Phase II Programme, while facilitation is being led by Hon. Justice Pete Obiora.

The workshop forms part of efforts to enhance efficiency, accountability, and modern practices within Anambra State’s criminal justice system.

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