The Nigerian Correctional Service has named Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji as its new Public Relations Officer, following the retirement of her predecessor, Deputy Controller of Corrections Umar Abubakar, on November 19, 2025.
Her appointment was announced on Monday in a statement issued by the Controller-General of the Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, and signed on his behalf by the Deputy Controller-General of Corrections, Ado Sale.
According to the statement, “The Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, has appointed Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji as the new Service Public Relations Officer with immediate effect.”
Osuji, who hails from Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Advertising from Lagos State University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.
The NCoS noted that her appointment marks a milestone for the organisation.
“The new Spokesperson, who makes history as the first female Service Public Relations Officer of the NCoS, was enlisted into the Nigerian Prisons Service in 2009… and has attended all the requisite courses required for her rank,” the statement said.
Her training includes the Internal Security/Low Intensity Conflict Operations Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.
Osuji has served in several key communications roles within the Correctional Service, including Assistant Public Relations Officer in Lagos State Command, Public Relations Officer in the FCT Command, and Assistant National Public Relations Officer at the Service headquarters, where she worked under four Controllers-General.
She also had an extended assignment with the Ministry of Interior. The Service recalled that “The Spokesperson also worked extensively as Press Secretary to three Honourable Ministers of Interior from 2015 to 2023.”
Before her elevation, Osuji was serving in the Public Relations Unit at the NCoS Headquarters in Abuja. The Service added that she is married and has children.
Her appointment takes immediate effect.
