Tag: inmates
Prison Service feeds inmates with N750, spends N800 to feed dogs...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says N750 was used to feed each inmate daily while N800 was used to feed a dog daily.
The NCoS...
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 of efforts to decongest...
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 and penalties awarded against...
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 degrees and diplomas in...
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...
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.
The NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar,...
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 all the institution’s study...
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 62 females.
The correctional centres currently...
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 custodial centres in the...
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 at least 30 per...
