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Prison Service feeds inmates with N750, spends N800 to feed dogs daily

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says N750 was used to feed each inmate daily while N800 was used to feed…

12 months ago

Zamfara Chief Judge releases 30 inmates from prison

The Chief Judge of Zamfara State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, has released 30 inmates from Gusau Medium Security Prison as part…

12 months ago

Minister: N500m fines keep 4,000 Nigerians in prisons

No fewer than 4,000 Nigerians are in various correctional facilities across the country due to their inability to pay fines…

1 year ago

3 Kuje inmates bag degrees

No fewer than three inmates of Kuje Correctional Centre have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) with…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

NCoS: 3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared that 3,298 inmates in correctional centres across the country are on death row.…

2 years ago

NOUN graduates 58 inmates, 28,682 others at 12th convocation

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), on Saturday, graduated 28,740 students, comprising 21,339 undergraduates and 7,401 post graduates from…

2 years ago

3,167 Nigerian inmates on death row

There are 3,167 inmates on death row across various correctional centres in the country. The inmates comprise 3,105 males and…

2 years ago

Minister: 51,541 prison inmates awaiting trial

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says the high number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs) is putting undue pressure on…

2 years ago

FG moves to free 22,690 prisoners

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of…

2 years ago

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