An NGO, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has called for the decriminalization and declassification of petty offences in Kano state The PRAWA programme Coordinator in Kano, Hajiya Kaltume Mohammed made the […]
The Federal Government spends a whopping N33,878,700 to feed 75,285 inmates in the various prison cells across the country. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian […]
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 abc petty offences as crime. […]
Uju Agomoh, executive director of the Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA), says prostitution, hawking and loitering should not be treated as criminal offences. She said this while speaking at […]
– The Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello, has warned that arresting petty traders is a recipe for more crimes – Justice Bello gave the warning at a […]
A non-governmental organization, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has said that human rights need to be fully understood by the police officers and implemented into the operations and training […]
Today, Menstrual Hygiene Day is a day for awareness of the need to prioritise menstrual health because menstruation matters to everyone, everywhere. This year’s theme is No More Limits: Empowering […]
NPS Wins African Award for Prison Decongestion Campaign The Nigeria Prison Service (NPS) has won SABRE Awards Africa on Public Education for its media campaign on Prison Decongestion by tackling […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has bestowed an award on veteran prison reform activist and Founder/Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr. Uju Agomoh. The award was […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Criminal Justice Reform Committee (CJRC) has honoured the association’s President Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Justice Ishaq […]