The Senate referred the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, to its Committee on Constitution Review for further consideration. According to allafrica, the Senate passed the bill. According to placng.org, the House of Representatives passed a bill seeking to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to provide for the establishment of State Police. The bill, as reported by placng.org, seeks to move policing from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List of the Constitution and would empower state governments to establish, fund, and operate their own police forces alongside the Nigeria Police Force. The House of Representatives took its decision on the bill by a show of hands rather than through the electronic voting system. The bill was considered in the House of Representatives on the report of the Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by Hon. Benjamin Kalu (APC: Abia).