Fagbemi
15 Jan
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Lateef Fagbemi, on Tuesday confirmed the return of over $110 million in asset recovery from various countries. The minister, however, failed to give a breakdown of the funds, including the $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke,…
10 Jan
The Federal Government and the U.S. Government on Friday signed an agreement for the repatriation of 52.88 million dollars being proceeds from the forfeiture of the Galactica assets, linked to the former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN signed on behalf…
31 Dec
Some officers dismissed from the Nigerian Army have demanded their reinstatement and the payment of their salaries in a letter of appeal to the Federal Government. The officers, 38 in number, including Danladi Hassan, a colonel, were dismissed in 2016 without being charged by a court martial or found guilty of any offence under the…
14 Dec
Mrs Excel Ihekweme, wife of the former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo, Dr Fabian Ihekweme, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, over allegations bordering on unlawful arrest and detention of her husband. Excel, in two letters dated Dec 13 and written on her behalf by a rights group, Initiative Against Human Right Abuse…
12 Dec
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has issued a stern warning to the 774 local government chairmen across Nigeria, cautioning them against mismanaging public funds. Fagbemi, a guest speaker at the 2024 annual conference of the National Association of Correspondents (NAJUC), Abuja, on Thursday, stressed the importance of…
12 Dec
Various legal luminaries, tax law scholars, and other public officers are expected at the 70th anniversary of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the 2024 Law Week to discuss some of the policies of the Federal Government, including the tax reform bills. Those expected to play various roles are the Attorney…
2 Dec
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned that corruption in the judiciary and the abuse of power can contribute to the breakdown of the rule of law and diminish public confidence in the judicial system. Fagbemi stated this in his keynote address at The Gavel International yearly…
1 Dec
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned that corruption in the judiciary and the abuse of power can contribute to the breakdown of the rule of law and diminish public confidence in the judicial system. Fagbemi made the statement in his keynote address at The Gavel International yearly lecture…
20 Nov
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Tuesday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is considering an overhaul of the justice sector. He stated that the government has already undertaken reformative initiatives to drive critical reforms in the justice sector. The reform of the nation's justice sector…
14 Nov
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called on state attorneys-general to intensify collaboration in addressing justice sector challenges in Nigeria. Speaking at the Body of Attorneys-General meeting held in Abuja on Thursday Fagbemi listed some key policy milestones, including the National Policy on Justice and…
8 Nov
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) on Thursday advised legal practitioners in the country to embrace partnership in the law profession. Prince Fagbemi stated that partnership in legal practice enhances expertise, increased capacity, risk management etc. The AGF spoke in Abuja at the commissioning of a multi-million…
2 Nov
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has directed that the case file of the detained ‘Endbadgovernance protesters be transferred to his office. Fagbemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that he noticed that the police have arraigned those arrested in connection with the endbadgovernance…
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