Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021

Establishment of the Nigeria Police Academy.

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1 There is established the Nigeria Police Academy (in this Act referred to as “the Academy”). 2 The Academy shall have power to award degrees, diplomas and certificates in accordance with the highest academic standards as may be prescribed by the National Universities Commission. 3 The Academy – a shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal: b may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and c may acquire, hold, purchase, mortgage and deal howsoever with property, movable or immovable, real or personal, subject to the provisions of the Land Use Act.

Objects of the Academy.

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The objects of the Academy are to – a encourage the advancement of learning and avail the cadets of the Nigeria Police Force, without distinction of race, ethnicity, creed, sex, political conviction or religious persuasion, the opportunity of acquiring a higher and liberal education; b provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of teaching and learning in all the faculties of the Academy as may be established, and make those facilities available on proper terms to members of the Nigeria Police and any person qualified to benefit from them; c nurture, equip and produce globally competitive police officers with requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes suitable for leadership, scholarship, policing and community service; d develop in each cadet, a commitment to moral qualities, standard and patriotism required for leadership that are defined by the ideals of unity, honour and service to the country; e align its activities to the security, social, political, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; f encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in relevant fields of learning and human endeavour; and g undertake other activities appropriate for a college of higher learning.

Powers of the Academy.