Godsgift Onyedinefu The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has expressed excitement over the renaming of the Nigerian Prison service. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed into law, the correctional service bill changing the name of the Nigerian Prison Service to Nigerian Correctional Service. The new Act repeals the Nigerian
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NHRC, PRAWA demand end to arrest and detention of petty offenders
Godsgift Onyedinefu The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on law enforcement agencies in the country to stop the arrest and detention of petty offenders. The Executive Secretary, NHRC, Tony Ojukwu made this call on Monday in Abuja at the training of task force of the Abuja Environment Protection Board (AEPB)
ACJA: PRAWA, Switzerland commit to enhancing Nigeria’s Justice, Security sector reforms
•Decry lack of synergy amongst Justice Sector oversight mechanisms Senator Iroegbu The Prison Rehabilitation And Welfare Action (PRAWA) and Government of Switzerland have pledged their commitment to enhance ongoing reforms in Nigeria's Justice and Security Sector institutions through the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) mechanism. This was the highlights of the workshop
PRAWA, FCT Chief Judge calls for decriminalization of petty offenders
•Launches baseline report Godsgift Onyedinefu The Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA) has called for a review of the criminal laws in the country to stop the treatment of minor offences as crime. The Executive Director of PRAWA, Mrs. Uju Agomoh, speaking at a dissemination workshop organised by the Non-Governmental Organisation in collaboration
Arresting petty traders, a recipe for more crimes – FCT Chief Judge
Senator Iroegbu The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Chairman, Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC), Justice Ishaq Bello, has warned that the incessant arrest of traders by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), police and other security agencies will push them to higher crimes. Bello who is
NPS in collaboration with PRAWA renewed commitment to Prison Reform Goals
The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has confirmed that majority of inmates in prison facilities throughout the federation constitute of 68 percent Awaiting Trial Persons (ATP), which is one of the key issues brought forward by NPS Survey Reports that was officially presented to stakeholders on February 1, 2018. The Assistant Controller-General
National Open University enrolls 430 prisoners for degree programme
Babatunde Abiodun No fewer than 430 prisoners across the country are now pursuing their various degree programmes at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to enhance their status just as 951 others regained freedom due to the intervention of National Stakeholders on Prison Reforms. Three others are said to be on
Rights violations: PRAWA harps on sustained training for security, justice institutions
Jude Johnson The Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has called for sustained training for personnel of security agencies and justice sector to stem the tide of rising cases of human rights violations in Nigeria. PRAWA, a Non-Governmental Organisation, made this call on Monday at a workshop in Abuja organised in collaboration
