Tag: Prisons
Gov Idris orders Kebbi Chief Judge to decongest prisons
Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has directed the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Umar Abubakar, to decongest correctional centres across the...
FG spends N22.44bn on feeding 75,507 prisoners
The Federal Government is spending N22.44 billion in 2023 on the feeding of 75,507 inmates in correctional centres nationwide.
The inmates are spread in 244...
Terrorists’ threat: NCoS beefs up security in Zamfara, Katsina prisons
Security operatives have been beefed up around correctional facilities and other strategic locations in the state capitals of Katsina, Kebbi, and Zamfara to avert...
Reps probe N165bn appropriated for Prison Services
The House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled plans to investigate the utilisation of the N165 billion appropriated for the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) over the...
