Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

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The Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria is the government body responsible for providing legal services to the federal government, overseeing public prosecutions, and guiding national legal and judicial policy.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal ministry of Nigeria ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Federal Ministry of Justice ⓘ
Ministry of Justice, Nigeria ⓘ
appointedBy President of Nigeria ⓘ
collaboratesWith state ministries of justice in Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
headedBy Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice ⓘ
headquartersLocation Abuja ⓘ
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAuthority Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time ⓘ
mandateIncludes coordination of Nigeria’s obligations under international treaties in legal matters ⓘ
promotion of human rights at the federal level in Nigeria ⓘ
promotion of rule of law in Nigeria ⓘ
protection of the legal rights and interests of the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
oversees Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation ⓘ
public prosecutions in federal courts of Nigeria ⓘ
parentOrganization Government of Nigeria ⓘ
partOf Federal Executive branch of Nigeria ⓘ
policyArea civil justice ⓘ
commercial and corporate law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
international law ⓘ
responsibleFor advising the Federal Government of Nigeria on legal matters ⓘ
coordination of national legal policy in Nigeria ⓘ
drafting federal legislation in Nigeria ⓘ
implementation of federal legal aid and access to justice policies ⓘ
international legal cooperation for the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
law reform initiatives at the federal level in Nigeria ⓘ
oversight of the federal justice sector in Nigeria ⓘ
provision of legal services to the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
public prosecutions at the federal level in Nigeria ⓘ
vetting federal contracts and agreements ⓘ
sector justice ⓘ
legal affairs ⓘ
supervises federal public prosecution services in Nigeria ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction national ⓘ
website https://www.justice.gov.ng/ ⓘ
worksWith National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Nigerian judiciary ⓘ
federal law enforcement agencies of Nigeria ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

FGN → hasMinistry → Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria ⓘ
Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria → oversees → Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation ⓘ
linked to: Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria → alsoKnownAs → Ministry of Justice, Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons → collaboratesWith → Ministry of Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria