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Nigerian Prisons Service Changes Name To Nigerian Correctional Service

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

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.

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