The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, has approved the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Corrections, Jane Osuji, as the new Public Relations Officer of the Service.
Her appointment takes immediate effect.
She succeeds Deputy Controller of Corrections Umar Abubakar, who formally bowed out of service on November 19, 2025.
CSC Osuji, an indigene of 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 in Public Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso.
Her appointment marks a historic moment for the Service, as she becomes the first woman to occupy the position of Service Public Relations Officer.
Enlisted into the then Nigerian Prisons Service in 2009 as an Assistant Superintendent of Prisons II, Osuji has completed all mandatory courses for her cadre and undertaken several specialised trainings.
Among them is the Internal Security and Low-Intensity Conflict Operations Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.
Her career trajectory includes notable roles such as Assistant Public Relations Officer in the Lagos State Command, Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, and Assistant National Public Relations Officer at the Service Headquarters, where she served under four Controllers General.
Osuji also distinguished herself as Press Secretary to three Ministers of Interior between 2015 and 2023, contributing significantly to public communication efforts within the ministry.
Until her elevation, she served in the Public Relations Unit at the NCoS Headquarters in Abuja.
CSC Jane Osuji is married and blessed with children.