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 …

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has promised a review of the law criminalising suicide attempts in the country. He gave the promise when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja …

Civil society and rights groups have lambasted the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), commissioners of finance of the 36 states of the federation and other government officials for choosing to hold a workshop in the United Kingdom at a time when the economy is experiencing a major downturn. The Office of the AGF reportedly held a workshop on Public …

The Federal Government has filed a nolle prosequi to discontinue the treason charges filed against activists and publishers of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare, alias Mandate. A copy of the nolle prosequi (notice of discontinuance) sighted by reporters on Thursday was signed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). According to the stamp on the …

The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two appeals filed against President Bola Tinubu, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a former presidential candidate of the defunct Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Ambrose Albert Owuru, and his party. A five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice John Okoro, …