Nigerian Prisons Service changes name to correctional service

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Nigerian Correctional Service Bill into law.

The Punch reports that the Act repeals the Nigerian Prisons Service Act.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, disclosed this to State House correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday. 

With the signing, the Nigerian Prisons Service will now be called the Nigerian Correctional Service. 

Details later…