Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) Archives

FEC approves N2.8bn for digital connectivity of prisons

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved a N2.8 billion contract for the installation of a digital integrated system to reduce prison congestion across the country. The three-hour meeting was

Rep: Prisons need to be upgraded… under this govt, everyone is a potential prisoner

Jagaba Jagaba, chairman house of representatives committee on interior, says the country’s prisons need to be upgraded because everyone is a potential prisoner in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Prisons authorities ‘sanction’ officials involved in Ngilari’s release

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has sanctioned the officials responsible for the health report that facilitated the release of Bala Ngilari, an ex-governor of Adamawa state. On March 6, Ngilari

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Prison service: We can’t keep feeding inmates, they must farm

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) says it intends to set up specialised farm centres so that prisoners will be able to feed themselves. Jaffaru Ahmed, comptroller-general general of NPS, said

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