UPDATE: NIGERIA CORRECTIONAL SERVICE APPROVES PROMOTION OF 5,004 PERSONNEL
5,004 senior officers who took part in the 2023 promotion exercise organised by the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire, and Immigration Services Board have been recommended for promotion by the Nigerian Correctional Service.
This was said in a statement released on Saturday and signed by NCoS Spokesperson Abubakar Umar.
According to Umar, 35 Deputy Controllers of Corrections were promoted to Controller of Corrections, while seven Controllers of Corrections were promoted to Assistant Controller General of Corrections.
“Others promoted to new ranks include 68 Deputy Controllers of Corrections, 129 Assistant Controllers of Corrections, 426 Chief Superintendents of Corrections, 650 Superintendents of Corrections, 1,048 Deputy Superintendents of Corrections and 2,641 Assistant Superintendents of Corrections among whom are those qualified for upgrading and omitted from advancement.”
The newly promoted officers were cautioned by Controller General of Corrections Haliru Nababa to get ready for their next responsibilities, while those who were not selected for promotion were urged to persevere since there will be plenty of possibilities in the future.
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