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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 ...

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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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NCoS PRAWA and NIRSAL Explore Partnership to Boost Agricultural Development in Custodial Centres

NCoS, PRAWA, and NIRSAL Explore Partners
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is set to embark on a major agricultural transformation initiative following
NCoS UNVEILS INMATES-RUN BAKERY IN KADUNA

NCoS UNVEILS INMATES-RUN BAKERY IN KADUN
 The Federal Government has restated its commitment towards supporting the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)
RECRUITMENT NOTICE

RECRUITMENT NOTICE!
This is a recruitment announcement by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) f
Brig Gen Ali Visits NCoS HQ

Brig. Gen. Ali Visits NCoS HQ
 The Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, on 2nd June 2025, hosted the Coordin
NCoS Marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day

NCoS Marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day
As part of activities to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), thro
Sokoto Governor Grants Pardon to Inmates

*Sokoto Governor Grants Pardon to Inmate
The Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, FCNA, PhD, has graciously approved pardons for 9 inma
CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO RECAPTURE OF FLEEING INMATES

CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO R
To encourage public participation, the Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to inform the general public that a cash
NCoS LAUNCHES MANHUNT AFTER RAINFALL WRECKS HAVOC ON OLD PERIMETER WALL

NCoS LAUNCHES MANHUNT AFTER RAINFALL WRE
The Nigerian Correctional Service has launched an expansive manhunt following the rainfall that breached the security

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Welcome Address By The Ag. CGC On Commissioning of Newly Purchased Vehicles On 21st Febaury 2025

It is with great pleasure and a profound sense of duty that I stand before you today to welcome you to this significant oc...
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MINISTRY OF INTERIOR NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, BILL CLINTON DRIVE, AIRPORT ROAD, ABUJA

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, BILL CLINTON DRIVE, AIRPORT ROAD, ABUJA

OF YEAR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS...
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