{
  "id": 14768089,
  "title": "State police: National policing bill 90% ready — Gbajabiamila",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/state-police-national-policing-bill-90-ready-gbajabiamila",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T19:14:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/state-police-national-policing-bill-90-ready-gbajabiamila/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed that the National Policing Bill is 90 percent prepared for submission to the National Assembly. This information was shared during a steering committee meeting of the Presidential Working Group, which Gbajabiamila chairs, at the State House in Abuja. Gbajabiamila, who will oversee the bill's transmission to lawmakers within two weeks, stated that the legislation is nearly finalized and only requires minor adjustments. The governors have offered a few observations, and the committee anticipates completing the process within a week. Gbajabiamila emphasized that the National Policing Bill is the administration's most significant piece of legislation to date. The proposed legislation aims to establish the operational framework for state police services, including recruitment, training, funding, oversight, and cooperation between federal and state police.",
  "summary": "Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President and chair of the Presidential Working Group on policing, stated that the National Policing Bill is approximately 90 percent ready for transmission to the National Assembly. According to Punch, the update was provided following a steering committee meeting of the Presidential Working Group held at the State House in Abuja.\n\nGbajabiamila described the proposed legislation as the most consequential bill of the current administration. The working group's steering committee has been deliberating on the bill since August 3. While the bill is nearly complete, Gbajabiamila noted that one more meeting may be required to finalize details and address observations made by governors.\n\nPunch reports that the bill is expected to be sent to lawmakers within two weeks after the committee concludes its deliberations. Gbajabiamila expressed confidence that states would support the proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Gbaja: Policing bill to reach National Assembly within two weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/gbaja-policing-bill-to-reach-national-assembly-within-two-weeks",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:40:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "State police: National policing bill 90% ready — Gbajabiamila",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/state-police-national-policing-bill-90-ready-gbajabiamila-14768534",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:16:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}