Following his appointment as the Controller-General of Nigerian Prisons Service by President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Zakari Ohinoyi Ibrahim, MFR, mni has delivered his maiden address to members of staff of the Nigerian Prisons Headquarters, Abuja.

Below are the details of his address.

The Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Board has released the 2010 Promotional Interview results.

The results saw to the promotion of 2,527 officers to various ranks.

A consortium of Insurance Companies led by the Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc recently made good the terms of contract entered into with the Nigerian Prisons Service by refurbishing and replacing touched and destroyed vehicles belonging to the Nigerian Prisons Service.

On the 6th of July, 2011 President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan commissioned the new federal prison built by the Chief (Barr) Godswill Akpabio led Government of Akwa Ibom State.

The President was represented by the Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo.

The Governor of Enugu State, Barrister Sullivan Chime commissioned the National Open University of Nigeria Special Study Centre in Enugu Prison recently.

23 students also matriculated on the day, 13 of them inmates of the Prison

Nigerian Prisons Service has taken the lead in the adminsitration of corrections in the West African subregion. This was made manifest as it successfully concludes the 19th ASP Basic Course International

The morale of Prisons officers were recently boosted as brand new cars were distributed to members of staff of the Nigerian Prisons Service.