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The Federal Ministry of Justice is the legal arm of the Federal Government of

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, primarily concerned with bringing cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government. The headquarters of the organisation are located in the Maitama district, Abuja.

Organisation

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

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, and is assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil servant. As of June 2019, the Attorney General is

Abubakar Malami Abubakar Malami (born 17 April 1967), is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who since 2015 is serving as Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation. Background Abubakar Malami, a Fulani Muslim, was born on 17 April 1967 in Bir ...

. The Permanent Secretary is Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, OON, mni. 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

Taslim Elias Taslim Olawale Elias (11 November 1914 – 14 August 1991) was a Nigerian jurist who served as minister of Justice and attorney-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1966, Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1972 to 1975 and president of the International ...

, 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 Augustine Nnamani was a former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he was appointed on August 15, 1979 and was on the court for 11 years. Prior to the appointment, he was Attorney General of the Nigerian Minister of Justice A justice mini ...

, 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 Clement Akpamgbo, SAN was a Nigerian lawyer who was Attorney-General of the federation between 1991 and 1993 during Nigeria's failed transition from military to democratic government. Before his ministerial appointment, he was the president of th ...

, SAN (1991–1993) * Olu Onagoruwa (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 Chief James Ajibola Idowu Ige , ( yo, Bọ́lá Ìgè; 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), simply known as Bola Ige, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He served as Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria from January 2000 till his assa ...

, 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) *

, SAN (11 November 2015–present)

References

External links

* * Justice ministries Federal Ministries of Nigeria {{Nigeria-gov-stub

Organisation

List of ministers

See also

References

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