Nigerian Prisons Service
Welcome to the Nigerian Prison Service

You are at the official website of the Nigerian Prisons Service. We make available to you all you need to know about the operations and structure of the Nigerian Prisons Service. We will also be bringing you current events as it relates to the Prisons Service in Nigeria.

You can reach us at info@prisons.gov.ng

 

 

About the Prison Service

The Prisons is the third arm of the Criminal Justice System after the Police and Courts.  The Nigerian Prisons Service is under the supervision and control of the The Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Board.   

Directorates

For effective and efficient administration and management the organizational structure of the Nigerian Prisons Service is such that it is divided into six directorates. Each directorate has a different and distinct mandate.

Command Structure

For effective execution of its mandate the Nigerian Prisons Service Command structure is broken down into:

  1. 1 National Headquarters, Abuja
  2. 8 Zonal Commands, and
  3. 36 State Commands
Resources

The Research and Publications Unit of the Nigerian Prisons Service is saddled with the responsibility of, among other things, publishing magazines and periodicals for the enlightenment of not just the Prisons community but all who may find information on prisons useful.     

ABOUT THE SERVICE

The Prisons is the third arm of the Criminal Justice System after the Police and Courts.  The Nigerian Prisons Service is under the supervision and control of the The Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Board.   

PRISON RESOURCES

The Research and Publications Unit of the Nigerian Prisons Service is saddled with the responsibility of, among other things, publishing magazines and periodicals for the enlightenment of not just the Prisons community but all who may find information on prisons useful.     

NEWS & THE PRESS
  HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR PAYS AN OVERSIGHT VISIT TO NPS
 

Hope has been rekindled for the Prisons Bill that has been lying in the Chambers of the National Assembly now for twelve years running.

The hope was made alive by Honourable Umar Mohammed Bature, the Chairman, House Committee on Interior during his Committee's visit to the National Headquarters of the Nigerian Prisons Service.

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  NPS AGRIC UNIT TO BE REVAMPED
 

The Federal Ministry of Interior in collaboration with Konsult Rabboni  strategises on how to revamp the Agricultutral Unit of the Nigerian Prisons Service for improved production which is aimed at not just the feeding of the Prisons inmates and Nigerians but also for exports in the long run....

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PRISON ORGANOGRAM
Organogram

Command Structure