NCoS Sanctions 147 Officers Over Prison Contraband
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has sanctioned no fewer than 147 personnel for various acts of misconduct, including complicity in contraband trafficking...
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NCoS Explains Maina’s Release After Four Years In Jail
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has explained why the former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms and convicted money...
Jane Osuji Emerges As First Female Spokesperson Of The Nigerian Correctional Service (Photo)
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has appointed Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji as its new Public Relations Officer. The appointment was...
We’re Not Ignoring Menstrual Needs Of Female Prisoners – NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has denied reports that female inmates are being left without menstrual...
Kuje Prison Officials Foil Attempt To Smuggle Drugs To Inmate
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has foiled an attempt to smuggle cannabis and other illicit substances into the Kuje custodial...
NCoS Publishes Names Of Keffi, Ilesa Jailbreak Escapees
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released the names of inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Keffi, Nasarawa...
‘Baseless’ – NCoS Debunks Allegation Of ₦350,000 Extortion For Training Certificates
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described an online publication alleging that administrators of the Service’s training institutions extort ₦350,000 from participants...
FG Orders Evacuation Of Abeokuta Prison Over ‘Horrible’ Sanitary Conditions
The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to evacuate inmates from its Abeokuta facility within the next four weeks...
INEC Working To Ensure Prison Inmates Start Voting In Nigeria
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that efforts are ongoing to ensure prison inmates...
FG Sacks 15 Correctional Officers, Demotes 59 Over Misconduct
The Federal Government has dismissed 15 personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) and demoted 59 others for various acts of misconduct...
NCoS Yet To Brief Us On Ilesa Prison Break – Police
The Osun State Police Command says it is still expecting an official briefing from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on the jail...
NCoS Denies Bomb Explosion Rumours At Maiduguri Custodial Centre
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed claims of a bomb explosion at the Maiduguri Custodial Centre in Borno State, calling the...
We Feed Them Three Times Daily – NCoS Denies Report That Inmates Are Dying Of Hunger
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOS) has rubished reports claiming inmates in its custody are poorly fed, ill-treated and dying of hunger. The...
Bayelsa NCoS Speaks On Illegal Detention Of Patience Jonathan’s Ex-Aides
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Bayelsa has refuted claims that ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan illegally detained 15 of her former domestic...
Senate Confirms Sylvester Nwakuche As Correctional Service CG
The Senate on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of Sylvester N. Nwakuche as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Naija News...
Nigerian Correctional Service Mourns, Reveals Identity Of Officer Killed During Kogi Jail Break
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has identified Senior Correctional Assistant (SCA) Shuaibu King David as the officer who was killed during the...
#EndBadGovernance: NCoS Speaks On Detaining Minors In Adult Facility
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed allegations that juvenile defendants from the recent #EndBadGovernance protests were held in adult detention facilities...
‘NCoS Replaces DCP Involved In Bobrisky Controversy’
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has appointed Daniel Ogu as the new Deputy Controller of Prisons (DCP) at the Kirikiri Medium Security...
Bobrisky Was Given ‘Appropriate’ Cell – Nigerian Correctional Service Gives Update On Investigations
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Sunday, maintained that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, was given an appropriate cell and...
Bobrisky: You Remain Suspended – NCoS Tells Anugwa, Others
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has officially confirmed the suspension of several senior officers, including Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Michael Anugwa,...
