The Federal Ministry of Justice is the legal arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria, primarily concerned with bringing cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government.[1] The headquarters of the organisation are located in the Maitama district, Abuja.[2]
It is headed by the Attorney General of the federation who also serves as the Minister of Justice. The Attorney General is appointed by the President, and is assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil servant. As of August 2023, the Attorney General is Lateef Fagbemi.[3]
Different departments in the ministry are responsible for:
federal, ministry, justice, nigeria, federal, ministry, justice, legal, federal, government, nigeria, primarily, concerned, with, bringing, cases, before, judiciary, that, initiated, assumed, government, headquarters, organisation, located, maitama, district, . The Federal Ministry of Justice is the legal arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria primarily concerned with bringing cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government 1 The headquarters of the organisation are located in the Maitama district Abuja 2 Federal Ministry of Justice headquarters in Abuja Contents 1 Organisation 2 List of ministers 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOrganisation EditIt is headed by the Attorney General of the federation who also serves as the Minister of Justice The Attorney General is appointed by the President and is assisted by a Permanent Secretary who is a career civil servant As of August 2023 the Attorney General is Lateef Fagbemi 3 Different departments in the ministry are responsible for Public prosecution Citizens rights Law reporting Finance and administration Planning research and statistics Legal drafting International and comparative law Civil litigation Solicitors Human resource management and Procurement List of ministers Edit 4 Taslim Elias CFR GCON 1960 1966 G I M Onyiuke SAN 1 March 1966 29 July 1966 Nabo Graham Douglas 1966 1972 Dan Onuorah Ibekwe 1972 1975 Augustine Nnamani CON 1975 1979 Richard Akinjide SAN 1979 1983 Kehinde Sofola SAN October 1983 December 1983 Chike Ofodile SAN 1984 August 1985 Bola Ajibola SAN 12 September 1985 4 December 1991 Clement Akpamgbo SAN 1991 1993 Olu Onagoruwa 5 1993 1994 Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche SAN 1994 1997 Achiji Abdullahi Ibrahim OFR SAN 1997 May 1999 Kanu Godwin Agabi SAN June 1999 January 2000 Bola Ige SAN 3 January 2000 23 December 2001 Kanu Godwin Agabi SAN 2002 2003 Akin Olujimi SAN July 2003 July 2005 Bayo Ojo SAN FCI ARB UK July 2005 July 2007 Michael Aondoakaa SAN 26 July 2007 10 February 2010 Adetokunbo Kayode SAN 10 February 2010 17 March 2010 Mohammed Bello Adoke SAN CFR 6 April 2010 29 May 2011 Mohammed Bello Adoke SAN CFR 2 July 2011 May 2015 Abubakar Malami SAN 11 November 2015 29 May 2023 Lateef Fagbemi SAN 21 August 2023 present See also EditPolitics of Nigeria Federal Ministries of Nigeria Justice ministry Nigerian Civil ServiceReferences Edit CORE FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY www justice gov ng Retrieved 2018 06 23 Federal Ministry of Justice contact information Ejekwonyilo Ameh 21 August 2023 UPDATED New AGF Lateef Fagbemi assumes office Premium Times Premium Times Limited Retrieved 26 August 2023 Past Attorney General of the Federation www justice gov ng Retrieved 2018 06 23 siteadmin 2017 07 21 Nigeria s Former Attorney General Olu Onagoruwa Is Dead Sahara Reporters Sahara Reporters Retrieved 2018 06 23 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Federal Ministry of Justice Nigeria at Wikimedia Commons Official website nbsp This article about government in Nigeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Ministry of Justice Nigeria amp oldid 1172351836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
