General

Nigerian Prisons changes name to correctional service

Isaac UmunnaComment(0)

-As Buhari signs Bill into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Nigeria Correctional Services Bill which repeals the Nigerian Prisons Service, changing the name to Nigeria Correctional Service. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, told journalists that the Nigeria Correctional Service is made up of two faculties: the Custodial and Non- Custodial Service.

According to him, the non-custodial is intended for reformation allowing for community services as punishment so not every offence would attract a prison sentence. News Express

Isaac Umunna

Related Articles
General

Opioid use booming as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report

Isaac Umunna

Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses still rising and a “crisis” of tramadol use emerging in parts of Africa. The estimated number of people using opioids – an umbrella term for drugs ranging from opium and […]
General

Governor Obiano financially reckless, says CLO •Accuses him of failure to account for billions of naira

Isaac Umunna

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), South East Zone has declared that fiscal recklessness under Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State is second to none. The rights group in a statement issued on October 26, endorsed by its Chairman, Comrade Aloysius Attah, stated that in its quest for the enthronement of the nine  core characteristics of […]
General

Nigeria: Dozens killed by cattle thieves in Zamfara state

Isaac Umunna

Cattle thieves have killed more than 20 people in Nigeria’s northern state of Zamfara, officials say. The thieves arrived in the village of Zanoka on motorbikes, shooting at people and setting fire to their homes. Clashes between vigilantes and cattle rustlers in Zamfara have intensified in recent months. Violence related to cattle has been going […]