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Over 65% inmates in prisons are awaiting trial, says NBA President

February 6, 2025 by Wisdom

The President of Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA), Chief Afam Osigwe, says 65 per cent of inmates in the 244 correctional centres in the country are awaiting trial. Osigwe made this known at the National Executive Council meeting of the NBA on Thursday in Akure. “We should focus on pre-trial detainees, people who are court … Read more

FG raises daily feeding allowance for inmates to N1,125 to cushion

January 15, 2025 by Wisdom

Man in hot soup as married woman dies in his apartment

The Federal Government has increased the daily feeding allowance for prison inmates from N750 to N1,125, a step seen as a bid to improve the welfare of those in custody. During his inaugural meeting with senior officers from the rank of controllers of prisons, the Acting Controller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), Sylvester … Read more