Nigerian Correctional Service

September 25, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday, in...

December 07, (THEWILL) - Security agencies in Nigeria have denied attempts to forcefully abduct former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the Correctional Centre, Kuje, Abuja. Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa,...

December 02, (THEWILL) - Inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Imo State, on Friday, December 1, 2023, showcased their talents at an edutainment talent hunt, which took place at the Owerri centre. Declaring the ceremony open, the Controller,...

November 14, (THEWILL) - American singer, songwriter and record producer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, is taking legal action against the federal government, alleging a privacy breach during his time at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in...

July 26, (THEWILL) - The Department of State Services (DSS), says it is investigating the scuffle between its operatives and officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), at the premises of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. THEWILL reports...

July 26, (THEWILL) - The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), has condemned the rearrest of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), by the Department of State Services (DSS). THEWILL reports that...

May 20, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has elevated six Assistant Controller Generals of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) to the rank of Deputy Controller General (DCG). A statement issued on Saturday, by the Spokesperson of the NCoS, Umar Abubakar,...

April 25, (THEWILL) - RnB Singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as R. Kelly, has been moved to a correctional centre located in North Carolina, the United States of America, where he is expected to serve his 30-year prison...

April 04, (THEWILL) - The high rate of ritual killings and craziness for the get-rich-quick syndrome is supposed to be a source of concern to any sane and responsible individual. From all indications, we have derailed from the core...

February 23, (THEWILL) - The federal government has ordered the immediate decongestion of correctional facilities across the country, in line with the Nigerian Correctional Service Act 2019, to reduce overcrowding. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, gave the order at the...