Positively, 1,229 inmates have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria. Finally, there should be true federalism in which the prisons will be devolved. States and local government ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has debunked recent reports alleging that inmates across the country are being poorly fed and are dying of hunger, describing the claims as “misleading, ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOS) has rubished reports claiming inmates in its custody are poorly fed, ill-treated and dying of hunger. The NCoS, in denying the claims, said the federal ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports suggesting that inmates in custodial centres across the country are facing starvation, ...

A report surfaced on social media earlier on Thursday suggesting that some suspected Fulani herders attacked the Owerri ...

Thousands of inmates have escaped from correctional facilities across Nigeria in recent years. Why is it happening and what can be done to stop it? https://p.dw.com/p ...

Some 107 inmates who were among 1,844 convicts who escaped during an attack on their prison in Owerri city in Nigeria’s Imo state surrendered Monday. James Maduba, the spokesperson for Owerri ...

Former aides of ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan have spent six years in jail without conviction over alleged theft & ...

A Nigerian human rights lawyer has given an update on the teenager apprehended by authorities after standing in front of ...

Inmates in the Bayelsa Custodial Centre have been warned against divulging information to the public on the 15 prisoners allegedly detained by former first lady, Patience Jonathan. A source who spoke ...