{
  "id": 14926087,
  "title": "Bill on State Police 90% ready for National Assembly –Gbajabiamila",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/bill-on-state-police-90-ready-for-national-assembly-gbajabiamila",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:56:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/bill-on-state-police-90-ready-for-national-assembly-gbajabiamila/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Presidential Working Group has announced that it will submit the National Policing Bill to the National Assembly within two weeks, according to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Working Group. Speaking to journalists after a steering committee meeting at the State House in Abuja, Gbajabiamila stated that the bill is near completion, estimating they are \"about 90% ready.\" He indicated that the remaining steps involve finalizing the details, such as addressing the concerns of the governors regarding the National Policing Bill. The bill is described by Gbajabiamila as \"the most consequential Bill of the administration so far,\" having undergone rigorous examination over recent weeks since the steering committee began discussions on August 3.",
  "summary": "The Presidential Working Group said on Thursday it would transmit the National Policing Bill to the National Assembly… The post Bill on State Police 90% ready for National Assembly –Gbajabiamila appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "National policing bill to reach National Assembly in a week – Gbajabiamila",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/national-policing-bill-to-reach-national-assembly-in-a-week",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:55:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}