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Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the head of the Federal Ministry of Justice. Appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

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Lateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiAppointed 2023

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Nominated from Kwara State, North Central · Federal character

What the Constitution says

  • s.150

    The Attorney-General is the chief law officer of the Federation and a minister, appointed and confirmed like the others under s.147.

  • s.5(1)

    The executive power of the Federation belongs to the President, who may exercise it directly or through the Vice-President, ministers and other officers.

2026 budget

All ministries

₦151 billion0.2% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

  • Salaries ₦80.6 billion
  • Running costs ₦26.1 billion
  • Projects ₦44.1 billion

Largest lines, of 9

  1. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency₦75.9 billion · p.1775
  2. Federal Ministry of Justice₦23.7 billion · p.1775
  3. National Human Rights Commission₦20.0 billion · p.1775
  4. Council of Legal Education₦10.4 billion · p.1775
  5. Legal Aid Council₦6.08 billion · p.1775

Sum of the lines the Act lists under it. Source: 2026 Appropriation Act, p.1775

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President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria oversees Federal Ministry of Justice. s.5(1): The executive power of the Federation belongs to the President, who may exercise it directly or through the Vice-President, ministers and other officers.People of Nigeria elects President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. s.132–134: Voters elect the President every four years. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states and the FCT.Senate of Nigeria confirms Federal Ministry of Justice. s.150: The Attorney-General is the chief law officer of the Federation and a minister, appointed and confirmed like the others under s.147.National Assembly oversees Senate of Nigeria. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.People of Nigeria elects National Assembly. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Federal Ministry of Justice. s.150: The Attorney-General is the chief law officer of the Federation and a minister, appointed and confirmed like the others under s.147.Olayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoMohamed Buba MarwaAliyu Bagudu AbubakarJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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