The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of Mr Haliru Nababa as the Comptroller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS.
Nababa confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Interior during plenary
Chairman of the committee, Senator Kashim Shettima (APC, Borno), in his presentation, said the nominee possessed the requisite knowledge and demonstrated the temerity to serve as Comptroller General of Correctional Service.
He said there was no petition against Nababa’s nomination and therefore recommended his confirmation.
According to him, the nominee while appearing for screening before the Committee, identified a lack of adequate supply of arms and ammunition to curb jailbreak in the country; lack of adequate funding; inadequate releases of allocations; deltoids toon of Correctional Centres structures as some challenges faced by the NCoS.
He added that Nababa further noted that inmates awaiting trials are to be given urgent attention to decongest Centres, adding that, “efforts will be made to acquire more spaces in collaboration with the State Governors and stakeholders.
The Sokoto State Government has raised alarms about the emergence of a new terrorist group…
The Federal Ministry of Education has formally addressed the suspension of Prof. Innocent A.O. Ujah…
Residents of Ukwonyo community in the Ufia axis of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State,…
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, has explained why it…
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency, in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Yusuf Tukur as the National Commissioner for the…