UN Recognises NCoS Officer Olukemi Ibikunle For Groundbreaking Prison Reforms In Congo
A Nigerian corrections officer, Olukemi Ibikunle, has been honoured with the 2025 United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and ...
Tag: Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS)
Umuahia Custodial Centre Over 60% Overpopulated – Dep. Controller
‎Deputy controller and officer in charge of Umuahia Custodial Centre, in the Abia State capital, Michael Ojiakor has said the ...
Abuja Magistrates Get Training To Decongest Prisons
A major initiative to integrate restorative justice into Nigeria's legal system is underway, with magistrates in the Federal Capital Territory ...
Official Seeks Borstal Training Centre’s Revival
New assistant controller-general (ACG) of Corrections, Mrs Prisca Oku, has visited the 93-year-old dysfunctional Borstal Training Institution, Ngwo, near Enugu, ...
Of Prisoners Vote And Early Campaigns
Just when you think you have heard the most absurd thing in Nigeria, you get hit in the face with ...
PICTORIAL: NCoS Promotes 30 Senior Officers To Assistant Controller-General Rank
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has elevated thirty senior officers to the rank of Assistant Controller-General of Corrections (ACG) in ...
1,500 Escaped Inmates Recaptured In 15 Years, Over 7,200 Still At Large
It is no longer news that over the last 15 years, Nigeria’s correctional system has witnessed a troubling wave of ...
Nigeria Records Third Jailbreak In 2025 As 16 Inmates Flee Keffi Prison
Nigeria’s correctional system is indeed in crisis. In just nine years, the country has witnessed no fewer than 19 confirmed ...
Criminologists Push For Correctional Service Reformation In Nigeria
The Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) has stressed the urgent need for correctional service reformation, disclosing that out of the ...
NCoS Launches Manhunt For 7 Fleeing Inmates From Osun Custodial Centre
The leadership of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that a midnight downpour has triggered a jailbreak at the ...
