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African Correctional Chiefs Hail Nigeria’s Prison Reforms

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2026

…Endorse Kuje as Model for Continent Nigeria’s correctional reform agenda has received a major continental endorsement as Heads of Correctional Services from 11 African countries described the country’s technology-driven custodial system and inmate rehabilitation initiatives as a

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Over 90% of Nigeria’s Inmates are State Offenders

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2026

…Between 30-50% Shouldn’t Have Been Jailed- Tunji-Ojo …Reveals How FG freed over 4,000 inmates in one day, cut recidivism from 13,000 to 1,000 The Federal Government has disclosed that 93 per cent of inmates in Nigeria’s custodial facilities are being held for state offences, with only seven per cent facing federal offences, even as it […]

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Nigerian Correctional Service Denies Alleged ₦120m Robbery of Kuje Inmate

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2026

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports alleging that an inmate at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, was robbed of valuables worth more than ₦120 million during a recent search operation. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji, the agency described the allegation as […]

HEALTH

Wike Flags Off Health Insurance Enrollment for Inmates; Over 1,500 to Benefit Across FCT Correctional Facilities

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday flagged off a landmark free health insurance enrolment and comprehensive medical outreach for inmates across correctional facilities in the FCT, with over 1,500 inmates expected to benefit from the programme. The exercise, which commenced at the Medium security Custordial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, marks the first

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Correctional Service Explains Position in Row with Activists over Ohiri

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2026

A confrontation over the remand of a female defendant in Abuja has ignited fresh debate about the limits of civil activism and the enforcement of judicial authority, after the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) accused a group of obstructing officers from executing a valid court order. The dispute centres on Tracynither Nicholas Ohiri, who was ordered […]

HEALTH

NCoS dismisses claims of prisons as TB hotbeds

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

… Reaffirms Strong Disease Control Measures The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has rejected claims that custodial centres across the country have become “hotbeds” for tuberculosis (TB), describing such assertions as misleading, alarmist, and unsupported by verified data. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the Service spokesperson, Jane Osuji faulted a