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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

NCoS  REA collaborate to enhance inmates  welfare

NCoS, REA collaborate to enhance inmates

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and the Rural Electrification Agency have agreed to
NCoS Congratulates Jamiu   UNODC

NCoS Congratulates Jamiu & UNODC

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) heartily felicitates Jamiu, as well as Mr. Tunde Onakoya, founder of Chess i
ESCAPE AT MSCC KOTON-KARFE

ESCAPE AT MSCC KOTON-KARFE

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirms a security breach at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Koton-Ka
PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

Minister Orders Probe into Prison Break in Koton Karfe Correctional CentreThe Minister of Interior,
NICOWA President Visits MSCC Keffi Old

NICOWA President Visits MSCC Keffi Old

The President of the Nigerian Correctional Officers’ Wives Association (NICOWA) and wife of the Acting Controller G
Ag  CGC Recieves  Hope Behind Bars Deleg

Ag. CGC Recieves Hope Behind Bars Deleg

The Ag. CGC Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni received in audience the Executive Director of Hope Behind Bars Africa
DG NCCSALW Visits NCoS HQ

DG NCCSALW Visits NCoS HQ

In a renewed commitment to enhancing inter-agency collaboration for national security, the National Centre for the Co
NCoS Strengthens Partnership with NDLEA

NCoS Strengthens Partnership with NDLEA

The Acting Controller General of Corrections (Ag. CGC), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, today paid a working visi

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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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