The Big Story
Senate Passes Constitutional Bill to Create State Police
 
"I am confident that Nigeria shall overcome terrorism and banditry and so shall it be." — Senate President Godswill Akpabio
The Senate passed a constitutional amendment bill to establish state police across Nigeria, advancing a fundamental restructuring of the country's security architecture after a manual vote secured well over the required two-thirds majority. The legislation creates a dual policing structure where state police formations operate alongside the existing federal police, formally devolving more security responsibility to subnational governments. Governors gain power to appoint State Commissioners of Police, while the National Assembly retains authority to set minimum standards and oversight frameworks. If two-thirds of state Houses of Assembly ratify the amendment, Nigeria moves from a single federal force to a multi-tier system — the most consequential step yet in a reform we've tracked since early June, when the House first passed its version of the bill. [Channels TV] [Punch]
What Else Is Happening
▪ Nigeria publishes new terrorism-financing sanctions list.
The federal government named six individuals and three entities, including a Lagos-based bureau de change operator and related firms, on a domestic terrorism-financing sanctions list aligned with recent US Treasury measures against ISWAP-linked networks — tightening financial scrutiny on informal FX channels. [Premium Times]
▪ Second Rivers building collapse in 48 hours leaves one dead, several trapped.
A three-storey building under construction collapsed along Peter Odili Road in Port Harcourt, killing at least one person and trapping several workers — the second building collapse in Rivers State within 48 hours after a Rumuolumeni structure gave way Monday with no casualties, raising fresh concern over construction oversight. [Punch] [Daily Trust]
▪ Makinde imposes 16-hour curfew in 10 Oyo LGAs.
Oyo State announced a 16-hour daily curfew across 10 local government areas, running 4pm to 8am for an initial 48-hour period, in response to heightened security concerns following a school abduction incident — sharply restricting movement for affected communities. [The Nation]
▪ El-Rufai's case adjourned till September after 126 days in custody.
Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai's case was adjourned until September after 126 days in custody, with Atiku Abubakar faulting his bail conditions and warning against 'punishment before conviction' — keeping a high-profile political and legal saga unresolved. [Daily Trust]
Market Watch
FX Naira weakened to NGN1,380.08/USD on June 24 from June 23's NGN1,370.64. Vanguard separately reported an intraday four-week low near NGN1,373 on Tuesday, with parallel market quotes around NGN1,400–1,408. [CBN] [Vanguard]
Equities NGX ASI fell 2.35% to 235,074.54 on June 24 from June 23's 240,743.19 — 2026's steepest single-day loss, wiping ~NGN3.64trn. BUA Cement, Dangote Cement and Geregu Power all fell 10%, dragging the Industrial Goods Index down 8.31%. [NGX Group] [Nairametrics]
Macro The CBN absorbed roughly NGN4.74trn via back-to-back OMO auctions on June 22-23, pushing cumulative June liquidity mop-up above NGN11trn — aggressive sterilisation anchoring short-term yields and shaping FX stability expectations. [Nairametrics]
Quick Hits
→ The IGP ordered a probe into claims that officers handed a teacher accused of 'manhood disappearance' to a mob in Kaduna State, following a petition from a human-rights lawyer demanding an independent inquiry. [Premium Times]
→ Security operatives reported killing four suspected gunmen and recovering a cache of weapons, ammunition and explosive devices during an operation against an armed gang. [Premium Times]
→ A Nigerian man received a five-year US sentence over a $3.5m romance-fraud scheme, while a separate case saw a Nigerian official jailed for a related $3.3m scam — tighter cross-border enforcement against cyber-enabled financial crime. [Premium Times]
On a Lighter Note
Nollywood actress Ini Dima-Okojie announced the birth of her first child, sharing photos as she marked her 36th birthday as a new mother — a joyful milestone shared with fans across the industry. [Channels TV]
Why It Matters
  The Senate's passage of the state police bill is the most consequential security reform Nigeria has advanced in years — it still needs two-thirds of state assemblies to ratify it, but the legislative path is now genuinely open after weeks of incremental steps. Whether it actually reduces insecurity will depend entirely on implementation: funding, training, and whether governors use the power responsibly rather than as a political tool, a concern critics have raised throughout this debate. The second Rivers building collapse in 48 hours is a different kind of governance failure — it points to weak construction oversight that no policing reform will fix. And the CBN's aggressive liquidity mop-up alongside a steep one-day equities selloff shows how tightly wound Nigeria's markets are right now: large, fast moves in either direction are becoming the norm, not the exception.
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