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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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CONTROLLER-GENERAL SALUTES COURAGE AND SACRIFICE OF FALLEN HEROES

CONTROLLER-GENERAL SALUTES COURAGE AND S

The Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, joined the Chief of Defence Staff, Service
ONDO COMMAND FOILS ATTEMPT TO TRAFFICK ILLICIT DRUGS INTO CUSTODIAL CENTRE

ONDO COMMAND FOILS ATTEMPT TO TRAFFICK I

The Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has foiled an attempt by two visitors to smuggle illicit
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NCoS UNVEILS 2025 REVISED EDITION OF TRAINING CURRICULUM

NCoS UNVEILS 2025 REVISED EDITION OF TRA

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has unveiled its revised edition of Training Curriculum, marking a significa
RE   HOW NIGERIAN PRISONS BECAME TUBERCULOSIS HOTBEDS

RE: "HOW NIGERIAN PRISONS BECAME TUBERCU

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has noted with concern a report published by Daily Trust on 3 January 2026 t
DAY 4 OPINION POLL

DAY 4 OPINION POLL

USE THE HASHTAG: #NCoS2025ReviewStronger families and supportive communities help reduce
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DAY 3 OPINION POLL

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PRS UNIT OF NCoS RECOGNIZES DEPUTY CONTROLLERS-GENERAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE

PRS UNIT OF NCoS RECOGNIZES DEPUTY CONTR

As part of activities to wrap up 2025, the Planning, Research and Statistics Unit (PRS), headed by Assistant Controll

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Custodian Centers

FROM THE CGC's DESK

Since the passage of the Nigerian Correctional Service Act, 2019, our name changed from “Prisons” to “Corrections.” ...
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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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