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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...

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

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

As part of activities to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), thro

*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 R

To encourage public participation, the Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to inform the general public that a cash

NCoS LAUNCHES MANHUNT AFTER RAINFALL WRE

The Nigerian Correctional Service has launched an expansive manhunt following the rainfall that breached the security

CBN DONATES FIRE CADDY TO NCoS

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has demonstrated its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by donatin

DR. DAUDA LAWAL DONATES TWO VEHICLES TO

The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has demonstrated his commitment to enhancing the operationa

CGC ATTENDS NAF INDUCTION CEREMONY

In a bid to foster national security, the Controller General of Corrections, Slyvester Ndidi Nwakuche MFR, mni, atten

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Custodian Centers

Inmate's Population

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...

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

OF YEAR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS...

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OFFICIAL PORTRAIT

DECORATION OF CONTROLLER GENERAL OF CORRECTIONS

Ag. CGC SN Nwakuche MFR, mni in a Group Photograph With the Service Chiefs and Other Heads of Security Agencies

MAIDEN INTERACTIVE SESSION: Nigerian Correctional Service Task Flg Flying Officers On Peak Performance

SOME OF THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS AT THE NEW MODERNIZED CLINIC AT MSCC KUJE

ASSESSMENT TOUR

The Acting Controller General Of Corrections Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche MFR, mni

INSPECTIONS OF THE QUARTER GUARDS

Nigerian Correctional Service Thursday Lecture