The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has banned the Nigeria Police Force from parading suspects. A parade is a public display of a person suspected to have committed a crime. Senior police officers contacted in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos State Police Command told The PUNCH that they were informed …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has said, with its robust collaboration with the Federal Government, the state is on course to become the envy of other states. The governor made this declaration when he received the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, who was on a courtesy visit to the Government House in Benin City. According to Okpebholo, Edo …

The Federal Government’s Consolidated Financial Statement for 2022 has been delayed due to challenges in reconciling the Consolidated Revenue Fund bank statement with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was disclosed by the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts to the Treasury House …

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to separate the offices of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from that of the Minister of Justice. Offices of the Attorney General of a state will also be separated from the Commissioner of Justice if the bill scales through. The bill, co-sponsored by two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers, Mansur …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has denied claims that a United States (US) District Court authorised Louis E. Williams to seize $21 million from Nigeria’s account with JP Morgan. In a statement by the AGF, on Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice clarified that the inaccuracies first published by an online media …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has reiterated his commitment to reviewing the criminalisation of suicide in the country, saying it is a work in progress. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the AGF stated this through his spokesperson, Kamarudeen Ogundele, in a conversation with The PUNCH. In May 2024, Fagbemi received a …

Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has written to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, over the ordeal of 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who are facing treasonable charges levelled against them by the Federal Government. In his letter received by the AGF Office on Tuesday, Olajengbesi said criminalising young demonstrators who protested against hunger …

The Attorney General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that the recent landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court granting full financial autonomy to the nation’s 774 local governments will not only improve governance at the local government level but also significantly improve security and access to human rights. Fagbemi stated this on Thursday …

Minister of Justice and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi has urged the National Assembly (NASS) not to pass the law on Nigeria reverting to the old National Anthem through legislative fiat. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria’s (SAN) position may have made the move by NASS to expeditiously pass a “Bill for an Act on National Anthem” …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday, backed the proposed 300 per cent increase in the salaries and allowances of judicial office holders in the country by President Bola Tinubu. The National Judicial Council (NJC), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC), among others, also endorsed the …