The facts
Reuters reported on Nov. 3 that 28 of Nigeria’s 36 state legislatures had approved the state-police amendment, exceeding the required 24. [1]
Channels Television reported the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said the Clerk had verified the documents and would transmit the amendment to President Bola Tinubu for assent. [2]
The amendment would change the constitution to permit state-controlled police forces alongside the national police, ending the federal monopoly on policing if it completes the remaining steps. [1][2]
The amendment has not yet received presidential assent in the reviewed reports; state police forces have not been established by this vote alone. [1][2]
A targeted search of the National Assembly domain did not surface a direct statement page; Channels attributes its account to the Clerk’s statement. [2]
Still unconfirmed
- The president’s decision and timing of assent are not established.
- The design, funding, oversight and operational start dates for any state forces are not specified in the reviewed reporting.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 3 Nov 2026, 19:57 UTC.
Reuters independently reports the approval threshold and next step. Channels Television quotes the named National Assembly Clerk; the direct primary statement page was not surfaced in the targeted search. The story preserves that attribution and does not claim the amendment is already law.
- Nigeria state police bill clears constitutional hurdle after 28 states approve
Reuters · Reporting · 3 Nov 2026
Opened Reuters report, published Nov. 3: 28 of 36 state approvals against a 24-state threshold, verified documents and expected transmission to President Bola Tinubu.
- NASS to transmit state police bill to Tinubu as 28 states endorse amendment
Channels Television · Reporting · 3 Nov 2026
Opened the report quoting Clerk Kamoru Ogunlana on verification of approvals and transmission for assent; a direct statement page was not found in the targeted primary-domain search.