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As part of its efforts to boost welfare of inmates, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in conjunction with the Peace and Development Projects, Velma Foundation, Benioni Akpa Development Foundation, and Lov Network Foundation, have presented medications and other relief materials for comfort to inmates of the Port Harcourt maximum correctional centre, Rivers State. Presenting…
15 Mar
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, on Friday rounded up a three-day visit to correctional centres and freed a total of 55 inmates in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 18 out of the 55 inmates were released on health grounds. Four inmates regained freedom in Ikot…
15 Jan
The House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions have queried the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) over the delay to abide by the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to recruit 5000 personnel into the service. The Committee chaired by Mr. Chinedu Ogar at the 2025 budget defence session Wednesday charged the Acting Comptroller General of…
30 May 2024
A Non-governmental Organisation dedicated at empowering young women and girls, SheCan Nigeria, in collaboration with Cummins West Africa limited has empowered about 45 girls at the Correctional Centre for Girls in Idi-Araba, Lagos. This comes after a six-month advanced skill acquisition training programme. The project supported by GlobalGiving equipped participants with various vocational skills, such…
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