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By Grace Alegba Stakeholders at the maiden Enterprise Security Risk Management Conference in Lagos have called for stronger collaboration, intelligence-driven systems and technology-based solutions to address Nigeria’s evolving security threats. The conference, organised by the Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professionals (AERMP) in Lagos, had the theme: “Repositioning Enterprise SecurityContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has sanctioned 147 staff members for various acts of misconduct, including complicity in contraband trafficking. The Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, said this in Abuja, during the destruction of seized contraband and items recovered from custodial centres nationwide. The News Agency ofContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo/Lengnan Tobias The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has destroyed large confiscated items from various custodial centres across the nation. Speaking during the destruction exercise on Tuesday in Abuja, the Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, said that the prohibited items which include phones and other electronic devices were consideredContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is actively implementing a major agricultural initiative, transforming custodial farmlands into agribusiness hubs to improve food security and rehabilitate inmates. The Controller-General (CG) of NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, made this known on Friday at the Dukpa Farm Centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja, where theContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Controller General (CG) Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, has warned inmates against engaging in escape attempts, while announcing a savings initiative tied to their participation in agricultural activities. Nwakuche issued the warning on Friday at the Dukpa Farm Centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja, during his addressContinue Reading

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The Management team of the Nigeria Police Force with that Management staff of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS)   By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have called for stronger collaboration to improve inmates’ welfare, enhance intelligence sharing, operational synergy and national securityContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Nigeria’s custodial centres, a quiet transformation is unfolding; one that is gradually reshaping the narrative of punishment into a story of rehabilitation, education and second chances. For decades, incarceration in Nigeria largely revolved around confinement and deterrence, with limited attention toContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Controller-General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, has charged personnel of the service to leverage on insurance for a sustainable post service experience. Nwakuche gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja, in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Correctional Welfare Insurance SchemeContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo No fewer than 1,334 serving, retired and deceased personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) benefitted from the service’s N1.43 billion welfare package in 2025. The Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, disclosed this at a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Correctional Welfare Insurance SchemeContinue Reading