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Breaking: APC Lagos Chapter Urges Tinubu To Establish State Police
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed the call by Southwest governors urging President Bola Tinubu to accelerate the establishment of State Police across the federation, in response to renewed insecurity.
Mogaji Seye Oladejo, spokesman of the Lagos State chapter of the APC, described the call as “timely, forthright and pragmatic.”
Oladejo noted that only the enemies of peace would oppose the push for State policing.
In a statement he signed, Oladejo said that for years, the Southwest has been at the forefront of advocating for a modern, community-rooted security architecture capable of responding swiftly and intelligently to evolving threats.
He added that the governors have once again demonstrated leadership, unity of purpose, and a clear understanding of the security realities confronting the nation.
According to Oladejo: “Their position aligns squarely with the long-standing progressive philosophy of our party: security must be local to be effective.
President Tinubu has consistently shown the political will to reform, strengthen, and modernize Nigeria’s internal security framework.
The call by the governors only reinforces the President’s already established commitment to a responsive, people-centered, and technologically enhanced security ecosystem.”
The Lagos APC affirmed that the call is timely, logical, and inevitable.
“The security challenges facing the country require multi-layered policing solutions. State Police, properly designed, professionally regulated, and federally coordinated, will bring security closer to communities, improve intelligence gathering, and deter crime in real time,” he said.
Oladejo noted that the Southwest continues to lead by example.
“From the Amotekun initiative to consistent investment in local security infrastructure, the Southwest has proven that decentralized security works. The call for State Police is simply the next logical step.
We reaffirm our total support for both the Renewed Hope security reforms and the united stance of Southwest leaders. The security of our people is non-negotiable.
The time for State Police is not just ripe, it is overdue. The Lagos APC is fully aligned with this patriotic call and urges all stakeholders nationwide to join hands with President Tinubu to deliver a safer, stronger, and more secure Nigeria for all.”
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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