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About NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Service is an arm of the Criminal Justice System domiciled in the Ministry of Interior.The Nigerian Correctional Service is a federal phenomenon. I.e there are no State Correctional Service in Nigeria. Every Custodial Center is a Federal Facility. The operation of the Service is supervised by the Ministry of Interior and t ...

Nigerian Correctional Service Today

The abolition of Native Authority prisons in 1968 and the subsequent unification of the Prisons Service in Nigeria...
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Nigerian Correction Service Act, 2019

You can click on the link below to download a pdf copy of the Nigeiran Correctional Service Act, 2019
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Roll of Honor

From its inception to date, the Nigerian Correctional Service has had 20 heads.The first seven Directors of Prisons (as the office was then termed) had British nationality

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Latest News

Ag  CGC Visits IGP

Ag. CGC Visits IGP

As part of ongoing efforts to reposition the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and to consolidate on existing
Inmates Shine at Qur anic  Competition

Inmates Shine at Qur'anic Competition

Kano, Nigeria - In a remarkable display of talent and dedication, inmates from three custodial centres in Kano State
Ag  CGC Paid a working Visit to EFCC HQ

Ag. CGC Paid a working Visit to EFCC HQ

The Acting Controller General of Corrections (Ag. CGC), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, on 13th Februa
PFN Visits Ag  CGC

PFN Visits Ag. CGC

The delegation, led by Dr Jacob Tsado, the Executive Director and Member of the Board of Trustees of Prisons Fellowsh
NOUN Study Centre to Be Established at Akure Custodial Centre

NOUN Study Centre to Be Established at A

Akure, Ondo State - A high-level delegation from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and the Nigerian Corr
Ag  CGC Recieves  UNODC  Nigeria

Ag. CGC Recieves (UNODC) Nigeria

The Acting Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, today, 11th February 2025, received
FCT CC Assures Imroved Capacity Building

FCT CC Assures Imroved Capacity Building

The Controller of Corrections FCT Command, Olatubosun Ajibogun FCSS, fsi, has assured officers and men of the Command
NICOWA Nasarawa State Chapter Visits CC

NICOWA Nasarawa State Chapter Visits CC

The leadership of Nigerian Correctional Officers Wives Association (NICOWA), Nasarawa State Chapter, has paid a court

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE ACTING CONTROLLER-GENERAL OF CORRECTIONS AND CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CORRECTIONAL WELFARE INSURANCE SCHEME (CWIS),

It is with immense pleasure that I stand before you today to deliver this keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 1...
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RE: INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION, EXPRESSIONOF INTEREST AND TENDER FOR EXECUTIONOFYEAR2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION, EXPRESSION OF INT...
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