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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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 FCT Corrections Command Hands Over Reformed Ex-Inmate to Aguma of Gwagwalada  Calls for Community Support

*FCT Corrections Command Hands Over Refo

In a heartwarming demonstration of continued synergy between the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) FCT Command and
INMATES AWARDED DIGITAL LITERACY CERTIFICATES AND TOOLKITS IN YOBE

INMATES AWARDED DIGITAL LITERACY CERTIFI

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Yobe State Command, proudly announces the successful completion of Module O
 NCoS Strengthens Inmate Education and Vocational Training Across Katsina Custodial Centres

*NCoS Strengthens Inmate Education and V

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Katsina State Command, has intensified its reformation and rehabilitation i
OYO CHIEF JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE OF 78 INMATES IN JAIL DELIVERY EXERCISE

OYO CHIEF JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE OF 78 INM

The Chief Judge of Oyo State has ordered the release of seventy-eight inmates during Jail Delivery Exercises conducte
NCoS GENDER UNIT PARTNERS LEGEND GOLDEN CARE FOUNDATION ON GENDER-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS

NCoS GENDER UNIT PARTNERS LEGEND GOLDEN

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has formalized a strategic partnership with the Legend Golden Care Foundatio
 INMATES WELFARE 258 INMATES GET FREE HAIR CUT IN ONE DAY AT MSCC OKO

*INMATES WELFARE:258 INMATES GET FREE HA

In a record breaking event of the Custodial Centre, 258 Inmates of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) OKO Benin
HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INTERIOR DONATES CUSTOMIZED BEDDINGS TO INMATES IN ONDO STATE

HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INTERIOR DONATES

In a landmark gesture towards improving inmate welfare and advancing correctional reform, the Nigerian Correctional S
NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE REFUTES MISLEADING ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT IN CIRCULATING VIDEO

NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE REFUTES MI

The attention of the Nigerian Correctional Service has been drawn to a video currently circulating on social media in

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE CONTROLLER-GENERAL OF CORRECTIONS, SYLVESTER NDIDI NWAKUCHE, MFR, mni AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2026 CORRECTIONAL WELFARE INSURANCE SCHEME (CWIS) WORKSHOP

Theme:    "Leveraging on Insurance as A Game Chang...
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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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