Group Seeks 2-Year Extension For NCoS Boss

A group, DiamondHeart Initiatives, has asked the relevant authorities to extend the tenure of the controller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, by two years.
The executive director of the organisation, Comrade Ikechukwu Norbert, made the call in a statement, ahead of the scheduled end of Nwakuche’s tenure on November 27, 2026.
Norbert said the proposed extension was aimed at providing continuity for ongoing reforms in the correctional service, particularly in parole and non-custodial corrections, rehabilitation and reintegration, correctional agriculture, vocational development and staff welfare.
“Our position is fundamentally about continuity o...