The Big Story
State Police Constitutional Amendment Coming 'Shortly' as Cross-Branch Consensus Emerges
"The debate has shifted from whether to establish state police to how to design the constitutional amendment and enabling law." — Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila
The Presidency announced a constitutional amendment enabling state police is now expected 'shortly' after months of consultations. Chief of Staff Gbajabiamila said focus has shifted from debating whether to establish state police to designing the constitutional and enabling framework. The Deputy Senate President, Deputy Speaker and IGP all attended the State House meeting — underscoring rare cross-branch alignment on restructuring Nigeria's security architecture. [Premium Times] [Guardian]
What Else Is Happening
▪ Police debunk Oyo pupils' release reports — Aso Villa tightens security amid threatened protest.
The Nigeria Police dismissed circulating reports that abducted Oyo pupils and teachers had been released. Aso Villa tightened security ahead of a threatened protest march, while Sunday Igboho warned he would expose politicians he claims are behind the abductions. [Punch] [Guardian]
▪ Senators demand audit of trillions in defence spending — Senate declines to adopt formal call.
Oshiomhole and Sani Musa pressed for scrutiny of arms, allowances and operations spending, arguing record allocations have not improved security. The Senate declined to adopt a formal audit — highlighting institutional resistance to deeper oversight of security spending. [Premium Times]
▪ Security operatives foil plot to bomb Ondo Government House.
Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa revealed security agencies uncovered and disrupted the plot, framing the intervention as evidence of improved intelligence even as attacks continue across multiple states. [BusinessDay]
▪ New regulations allow Nigerians to sell surplus solar energy back to the grid.
The Net Billing Regulations 2026 let eligible customers generate renewable power, use what they need and export surplus to the grid for credit — a structural shift aimed at boosting renewable investment and cutting diesel dependence for large users. [Guardian]
Market Watch
FX Naira softened slightly to NGN1,358.75/USD on June 4 from June 3's NGN1,357.26 — a minor NGN1.49 reversal after a three-session appreciation run. The rate remains below NGN1,360 for the first time in four weeks. [CBN] [Nairametrics]
Equities NGX ASI fell further to 242,227.31 on June 4 from June 3's 243,132.61. Investors have now lost over NGN5trn in market cap since June 1 — read as a healthy correction in an overheated market rather than collapsing confidence, given still-strong domestic liquidity. [NGX Group] [Nairametrics]
Macro Nigeria's oil regulator confirmed the 2026 licensing round kicks off by Q3 — giving investors a timetable for new upstream assets and signalling fresh capital into the petroleum sector following recent reforms. [The Cable]
Quick Hits
→ 603 pupils and teachers have been abducted in seven mass school kidnappings since 2024 — despite NGN145bn reportedly allocated to the Safe School programme over the same period, raising urgent questions about how security funds are deployed and monitored. [The Cable]
→ Nigeria Police secured the permanent forfeiture of assets worth NGN2bn linked to fraud, after a court order transferred ownership to the federal government — a signal that authorities are following through on asset recovery, not just arrests. [The Cable]
→ Ghana's Tema Refinery received one million barrels of Nigerian crude, underscoring Nigeria's role as a key regional supplier and deepening West Africa's intra-regional energy trade even as Nigeria grows domestic refining capacity. [BusinessDay]
On a Lighter Note
Four Nigerian startups — 10mg Health, Remedial Health, Sycamore and Terra Industries — made Bloomberg's 2026 "25 African Startups to Watch" list (announced last week), spanning healthcare finance, healthtech, digital lending and defence technology. Nigeria took 4 of 25 spots (16%). Africa's leading venture hub, still earning it. [Bloomberg]
Why It Matters
  State police moving from debate to constitutional drafting is the week's most structurally significant development — if it lands, it reshapes how Nigeria is policed for a generation. Police debunking Oyo release rumours while Aso Villa tightens security tells you where the government is: defensive, not resolved. The 603 pupils abducted despite NGN145bn in Safe School spending is the most damning number of the week — a fiscal failure as much as a security one. The Senate declining to audit defence spending on the same day that number lands is an institutional failure worth noting.
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