FG Moves to Revamp 13 Police Training Schools, Sets 3-Week Deadline …Economic Reforms Must Put More Money in Nigerians’ Pockets – Shettima

The Federal Government has commenced the rehabilitation of 13 police training institutions nationwide, with the projects expected to be completed within three weeks ahead of the resumption of training programmes by the Nigeria Police Force.

The development was disclosed on Thursday at the 160th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima in Abuja.

The rehabilitation comes as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to strengthen police training infrastructure and improve the capacity of the Nigeria Police Force.

At the meeting, Shettima also warned that the government’s economic reforms would not be considered successful unless their gains translate into tangible improvements in the lives of Nigerians.

The Vice President charged NEC to sustain the ongoing reforms until they produce more jobs, stronger purchasing power, increased business confidence and improved living conditions.

He said the government must go beyond announcing policies and ensure that programmes are implemented to measurable outcomes.

“There is no doubt that a serious government is measured by the matters it refuses to abandon. While attention may reveal a problem, continuity determines whether the problem yields to policy,” Shettima said.

He said economic indicators such as revenue, debt, production and investment ultimately affect households, making it necessary for improvements at the macroeconomic level to reach ordinary citizens.

“Macroeconomic progress must therefore continue its passage into jobs, purchasing power, business confidence and stronger subnational economies, because numbers become politically meaningful when citizens recognise themselves in their improvement,” he said.

Shettima also cautioned against abandoning existing government commitments in pursuit of new priorities.

“Continuity is a form of accountability: yesterday’s promise still deserves a place on today’s table, and no new priority absolves us of an old responsibility,” he said.

According to the Vice President, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed on NEC the responsibility of making cooperation between the Federal Government and the states more productive and translating government policies into outcomes Nigerians can see and feel.

“A government that remembers earns the confidence of its people because its promises do not expire when the microphones are switched off,” Shettima said.

NEC Endorses New Social Protection Policy

Meanwhile, NEC endorsed the Revised National Social Protection Policy, NSPP 2026–2030, presented by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu.

The council urged state governments to align their social protection policies, laws, budgets and implementation plans with the revised national policy.

The policy provides a national framework for improving coordination, financing, implementation, monitoring and accountability in social protection programmes across the country.

Under the revised framework, the government plans to establish a National Social Protection Council to provide overall coordination and oversight of social protection implementation.

The proposed council will be chaired by the Vice President, while the Ministers of Budget and Economic Planning, Labour and Employment, and Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction will serve as vice-chairmen.

The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning will provide the secretariat, while six governors, representing the six geopolitical zones, will serve as members.

The Federal Government said the revised policy is expected to provide a more coordinated approach to protecting vulnerable Nigerians and improving the effectiveness of social protection interventions across the federation.

The 160th NEC meeting also reviewed ongoing government programmes and reforms, with the council stressing the importance of continuity, implementation and measurable results.