President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an 18-month extension of the tenures of the heads of the Nigerian Correctional Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service.
The extension was announced in a statement issued on Monday, October 19, 2026, by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Under the arrangement, the Controller-General of the NCoS, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, will remain in office until May 26, 2028, while the Comptroller-General of the NIS, Kemi Nanna Nandap, will continue in office until June 30, 2028.
Onanuga said the approval followed a recommendation by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to address succession gaps in both services and give their governing board sufficient time to appoint successors.
President Bola Tinubu has approved an additional 18 months for the tenures of Nigerian Correctional Service Controller-General Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche and Nigeria Immigration Service Comptroller-General Kemi Nanna Nandap.
Nwakuche will remain in office until May 26, 2028, while Nandap’s tenure will run until June 30, 2028.
According to the presidential statement, the extension followed a recommendation by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to address succession gaps in both services and give the board sufficient time to appoint their successors.
The statement added that Tinubu commended both service chiefs for the reforms implemented under their leadership and urged them to sustain and build on the progress made.
It noted that the two services had undertaken several operational, digital and regulatory reforms in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Interior.
