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There Is No Plan To Change Uniform Of Prison Officials – Interior Minister

Kunle Atiba — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 10:15:48 +0000

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has disclosed that the Federal Government has not intention to change the uniform of officers of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS). He dismissed reports in a section of the media that plans are underway . Dambazau said this in a statement signed by Mr Bassey Akpanyung, the Permanent Secretary [...]

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Nigerian Prisons Service Set To Build New Prisons, Renovate Old Ones

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:30:36 +0000

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) Controller-General, Dr. Peter Ekpendu, says the service is planning to build new prisons and renovate the old ones as part of effort by the current administration to decongest prisons across the country. Speaking during the commissioning of the Zaria Prison which was renovated by the Kaduna State government, the Controller-General [...]

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#Nigeria > Nation’s Prisons Service Needs Emergency Intervention – Shehu Sani

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:30:08 +0000

Rights activist and Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani, on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s prisons’ service as part of the war against corruption. According to the senator, if the war against corruption must work, then the prison system must also be functional to [...]

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