Nigeria Correctional Service Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/nigeria-correctional-service/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:11:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Nigeria Correctional Service Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/nigeria-correctional-service/ 32 32 42672738 NCoS: Awaiting Trial Inmates Form 64% of Prison Population, Lawmakers Seek Reform https://prnigeria.com/2026/02/12/ncos-awaiting-trial-inmates/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:11:26 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=185045 NCoS: Awaiting Trial Inmates Form 64% of Prison Population, Lawmakers Seek Reform The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that awaiting trial inmates constitute 64 per cent of the country’s total custodial population, underscoring the persistent congestion across correctional facilities nationwide. The Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, revealed this on Wednesday while presenting the Service’s […]

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]]> 185045 Senate Okays Appointment of Nwakuche as Substantive NCoS Boss, Tasks Him on Prison Security https://prnigeria.com/2025/03/25/senate-okays-appointment/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:56:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=159252 Senate Okays Appointment of Nwakuche as Substantive NCoS Boss, Tasks Him on Prison Security The Senate has confirmed Sylvester Nwakuche as the new Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), following his nomination by President Bola Tinubu on December 13, 2024. Nwakuche’s appointment received approval during Tuesday’s plenary session after the Senate Committee on […]

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]]> 159252 Woman Nabbed for Smuggling Phone into Prison https://prnigeria.com/2019/11/21/woman-nabbed-smuggling-phone/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:38:15 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=26711 Woman Nabbed for Smuggling Phone into Prison A 40 years old woman, Maryam Iliyasu was apprehended by men of the Nigeria Correctional Service officers at Medium Security Custodial Center Kano attempting to smuggle a Mobile phone into facility. Maryam who resides at Gwammaja Quarters Dala Local Government Area of Kano, had a phone concealed in […]

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