Tag: Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)
Correction centre de congestion: FG frees 150 inmates in Kano
KANO- The Federal Government on Thursday freed 150 inmates from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre Janguza in Kano State.Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of...
Enugu Correctional Service Command registers 1,137 inmates for NECO
ENUGU (Sundiata Post) - The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Enugu State Command says it has registered 1,137 inmates for the National Examination Council of...
Don’t lose hope – Gov’s Wife urges correctional inmates
ABAKALIKI- The Wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Marymaudline Nwifuru, has urged inmates of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Abakaliki, not to give up in life...
Only 451 are convicts out of 2,851 inmates at Akwa Ibom...
AKWA IBOM- Julius Ezugwu, the controller of Correctional Service in Akwa Ibom, has called for the decongestion of over 2,000 inmates.According to Mr Ezugwu,...
FG releases list of successful applicants into NIS, NSCDC
ABUJA- The Federal Government has released the list of successful candidates who applied for enlistment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria...
Emefiele re-arrested 6 hours after court bail
LAGOS- There are indications that the Department of State Services has re-arrested former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele shortly after...
52,446 awaiting trial inmates stretching NCoS facilities – Official
ABUJA- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says the over 52,446 inmates awaiting trial are over stretching facilities in custodial centres across the country.An Assistant...
3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS
ABUJA- No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed.Its Public...
New Controller of Corrections demands greater commitment of officers
BENIN- The new Controller of Corrections in Edo, Mrs Philomena Emehinola, has called for a greater commitment to duty from men and officers of...
NCoS Seeks Abolition Of WAEC, NECO Fees For Inmates
By Ibironke AriyoAbuja, - The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has called on the Federal Government to abolish both West African Examination...
Buni assures support for Nigerian Correctional Service
By NABILU BALARABEDAMATURU- Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has pledged his government’s unwavering support to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).Buni made the pledge...
NCoS refutes report of extorting suspects before admission in custody
By IBIRONKE ARIYOABUJA- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed an online report accusing its officers of extorting money before admitting remanded suspects in...
Ex-Governors Dariye, Nyame, regain freedom
By IBIRONKE ARIYOABUJA- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has released two former governors, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, as...
Edo Correctional Service boss urges greater security around facilities, inmates
By IMELDA OSAYANDEBENIN- The Edo Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has charged its personnel to make the security of correctional facilities and inmates...
NCoS beefs up security in three custodial centres in Enugu
By STANLEY NWANOSIKEENUGU- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Enugu State Command, says it has beefed up security in its Enugu, Nsukka and Oji-River custodial...
UPDATE: 4 inmates die, 16 injured as 879 escape in Kuje...
By IBIRONKE ARIYOABUJA- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that four inmates of the Kuje Custodial Centre died and 879 escaped during the...