Federal Ministry of Justice

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The Federal Ministry of Justice is Nigeria’s chief legal arm of the federal government, responsible for providing legal services, drafting legislation, and overseeing the administration of justice nationwide.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Federal Ministry of Justice canonical 3

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal ministry of Nigeria ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ
associatedWith Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
function coordination of justice sector reforms at the federal level in Nigeria ⓘ
drafting and review of international agreements involving the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
promotion of rule of law in Nigeria ⓘ
provision of legal opinions to federal ministries, departments and agencies ⓘ
headedBy Attorney General of the Federation ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General
headquartersLocation Abuja ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
legalStatus executive ministry ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
mandate ensure fair and efficient administration of justice at the federal level in Nigeria ⓘ
safeguard the legal interests of the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
oversees federal prosecution services in Nigeria ⓘ
implementation of federal justice sector policies in Nigeria ⓘ
legal drafting for federal bills and regulations in Nigeria ⓘ
parentOrganization Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
policyArea civil justice ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ
human rights protection at the federal level in Nigeria ⓘ
portfolioHolderTitle Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice ⓘ
responsibility advising the Federal Government of Nigeria on legal matters ⓘ
drafting federal legislation ⓘ
overseeing the administration of justice in Nigeria ⓘ
provision of legal services to the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
representing the Federal Government of Nigeria in civil and criminal proceedings ⓘ
vetting and reviewing federal legislation ⓘ
role chief legal arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
seat Abuja ⓘ
sector justice ⓘ
legal affairs ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction national ⓘ
worksWith Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Nigerian judiciary ⓘ
other federal ministries, departments and agencies in Nigeria ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Ministries of Nigeria → includes → Federal Ministry of Justice ⓘ
Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria → alsoKnownAs → Federal Ministry of Justice ⓘ