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11 Mar
Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, has assured all retiring staff of the organization of accessing their full benefits at retirement under the Correctional Service Multi-purpose Coorporative Society, (COCOS).
6 Mar
The FCT Controller of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr John Francis, has sought for stronger partnership with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to improve security of Custodial Centres in the territory.
17 Jan
A Lagos magistrate’s court sitting in Ebute-Metta has remanded Folashade Olalude at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kirikiri, for alleged conspiracy, cyber bullying and threat to kill a businessman.
5 Jan
Management of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has dismissed reports in some mediums that inmates in correctional facilities are being fed with N200 as against the N750 daily budget. The agency said the report is false and misleading urging the public to discountence it. NCoS spokesperson Umar Abubakar, in a statement, said that the "misleading…
27 Dec
Three inmates of Ijebu Ode Correctional Home, in Ijebu Ode Local Council of Ogun State, have scaled the fence and bolted away from the facility. Spokesperson for Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke...
21 Dec
Gross underfunding of custodial centres and perennial dehumanisation of persons reached a new height with daily cost of feeding each inmate now N750. The Guardian findings confirmed that even security dogs in custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) are better fed than humans. 
21 Dec
Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has announced the recapture of two awaiting trial inmates that escaped a Medium Security Custodial Centre, in Katsina.
18 Dec
Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, has said that the agency has made it a priority to always officers and men of the agency that have displayed gallantry and outstanding commitment in the discharge of their duties.
6 Dec
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has made contrary insinuations in certain quarters; the service does not employ the use of torture on inmates, saying the act is against the rules of the agency.
19 Oct
Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS) has dismissed two personnel and sanctioned 35 others for misconducts ranging from trafficking in contrabands, unauthorized absence from duty, stealing, negligence of duty, criminal conspiracy, as well as aiding and abetting.
10 Sep 2023
Management of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has said that reports that one of its facilities has substituted beef for cat meat in the diet of inmates is "malicious and untrue", asking the public to disregard the report
31 Aug 2023
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has warned against any act by personnel capable of sabotaging efforts at securing custodial facilities in the country, saying that such will not be tolerated.

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