Below is a list of the five Directorates of The Nigerian Prisons, click on the directorate to read about it. The Nigerian Prisons Service Operations Directorate The Nigerian Prisons Service Finance and Budget Directorate The Nigerian Prisons Service Works and Logistics Directorate The Nigerian Prisons Service Health and Social Welfare Directorate The Nigerian Prisons Service […]
Starting from History of the Nigerian Prisons to the functions, directorates of the Nigerian Prisons and several others, we have made you this list to provide you every information you would need on the Nigerian Prisons Service. History Of The Nigerian Prison Functions OF The Nigerian Prisons Service List Of Prisons In Nigeria And Their Location […]
The Nigerian Prisons Service Health and Social Welfare (H & SW) Directorate is among the various units that are charged with the physical, psychological and developmental well-being of the inmates and staff. The Directorate is charged with the administration of prison clinics and hospitals. With its complement of Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and Paramedics, the Directorate […]
Below is a Summary of The Nigerian Prisons Inmate Population By Convict and Awaiting Trial persons as at 9th April, 2018: Total Inmate population: – 72,194 Total Male Prisoners: – 70,775 (98%) Total Female Prisoners: – 1,419 (2%) Total Convicted Prisoners: – – 22,804 (32%) Convicted Male Prisoners: – 22,475 Convicted Female Prisoners: – […]
The Nigerian Prisons Service operates a four level Command Structure with the National Headquarters in Abuja. The Structure is divided into eight (8) zones, each zone having State Commands under it. The Zones are headed by Assistant Controller-Generals of Prisons. The States are headed by Controllers of Prisons, and the prison is the last unit of […]
The Works and Logistics Directorate of the Nigerian Prisons Service is the infrastructural mainframe Directorate. This is the Directorate that caters for both mobile and immobile prison infrastructure. The Directorate is divided into two broad sections, namely, the Works and the Logistic sections. The Works section has the responsibility of articulating, planning, implementing, supervising/monitoring the […]
The directorate has two major sections. These are: Budget Finance / Accounts The Finance and Budget Directorate of the Nigerian Prisons Service has the responsibility of formulating, preparing, monitoring, evaluating, appraising, disbursing and supervising approved budgetary allocations for each year. This it does in addition to preparing and defending/justifying yearly budgetary proposals. See All The […]