Thursday, July 2, 2026

Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS)

June 2, 2026

Reps adopt 26 reports on public petitions

Among the adopted reports is a petition by 530 disengaged staff members of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA).

House of Representatives in plenary
June 17, 2025

900 inmates awaiting trial in Plateau, says NCS controller

The controller said the correctional centre had almost 2,000 inmates, out of which more than 1,000 had been convicted and 900 were awaiting trial.

PRISON INMATES
June 20, 2024

Parole for Nigerian Criminals: Stakeholders appraise criminal justice law

Stakeholders in the judicial system appraised the legal framework of the parole system and the criminal justice law in Nigeria on Thursday.

PRISON INMATES
August 27, 2023

We’ll decongest prisons nationwide, enhance passport collection: FG

Mr Tunji-Ojo said decongesting the prisons would help alleviate the suffering of the inmates.

Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Chairman, House Committee for Niger Delta Development Commission)
July 26, 2023

SSS vows to investigate operatives fighting with prison officials over custody of Emefiele

The service said this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, on Wednesday.

SSS and prison officials fighting
July 18, 2023

Correctional service to punish officers for taking payday loans from banks, predatory lenders

In one payslip obtained by Peoples Gazette, an officer who received N102,616.12 in May 2023 salaries was left with only N5,754.83 after a litany of deductions by lenders.

HALIRU NABABA
October 26, 2021

Police beef up Zamfara prison security

The Zamfara police command’s spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, said that the prevailing security challenges necessitated the visit.

IGP Usman Baba Alkali
August 29, 2021

Kano: 31 inmates released from correctional centre to prevent congestion

The presidential committee on Correctional Centres Reform and Decongestion was in Kano for an on-the-spot assessment.

Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters used to illustrate this story