Nigeria

Introduction and Recent News

PF Nigeria celebrates 20 years of service! PF Nigeria hosted a public seminar on the theme, "the church, crime, punishment and social change" at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on May 21, 2009. PFI President Ron Nikkel spoke at the conference which was attended by 300 individuals. The seminar was chaired by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop John Onaiyekan. Other speakers included Prof. C.K. Agomo, former Dean of Law, University of Lagos and Archbishop Sam Amaga, Chancellor, Salem University.

Other News

PF Nigeria Featured in National Newspaper: A Nigerian newspaper recently featured a story on PF Nigeria's new Onesimus Project that aims to curb the country's high recidivism rate.
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PF Nigeria Unveils New Mentoring Programme: “If 100 prison inmates are released, 72 of them go back to the prison within a year,” Benson Iwuagwu, PF Nigeria Executive Director, announced at PF’s two-day mentoring workshop. PF Nigeria held the February workshop as part of its “Onesimus Project” to address the high recidivism in the country.
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Advocating for Restorative Justice in Nigeria: Participants in a recent one-day seminar organized by PF Nigeria discussed the chronic prison overcrowding in that country and explored solutions through alternatives to incarceration based on restorative justice.
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Mailing Address

P.O. Box 235
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Affiliate Details

Executive Director: Benson Iwuagwu
Board Chairperson: Emmanuel C Jibuike

Contact Information

Phone: +(234) 803 304 0658
Phone: +(234) 802 34 32 330
Email: pfinigeria@yahoo.co.uk
Email: profciohiku@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.pfnigeria.org/index.html

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