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Justice

Minister: Lateef Fagbemi

Mandate

The Federal Ministry of Justice is led by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who is the chief law officer of Nigeria. It advises the federal government on legal matters, drafts legislation, conducts federal prosecutions, and coordinates the justice sector.

It supervises the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, the Public and Private Defence Department, the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) interface, the Asset Management Unit, and the Council of Legal Education.

Current priorities include implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, prosecution of economic and financial crimes including under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2022, anti-corruption coordination with EFCC and ICPC, criminal-justice digitisation, treaty-implementation legislation, and ongoing reforms to commercial dispute resolution.

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