Tag: AGF
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EFCC failed to tender some statements I made – Ex-AGF tells court
A former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, on Wednesday told an Abuja High Court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to tender all the statements he made in their office.
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Rivers emergency suit: PDP governors yet to serve FG — AGF
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Federal Government may not yet have been served summons on the suit filed by 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminilayi Fubara, according to indications yesterday.
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AGF lacks power to prosecute offences under Electoral Act – Court
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, declared that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice lacked the power and authority to initiate, maintain and prosecute offences under the
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AGF, group disagree over proposed expatriates’ tax policy
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and Incorporated Trustees of New Kosol Welfare Initiative have disagreed over the implementation of the proposed expatriates taxation regime. The AGF, in his preliminary objection to the plaintiff’s suit, told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal
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#EndBadGovernance: Reps Minority Caucus want perpetrators punished, hail Tinubu, AGF for releasing minors
Following the immediate release of about 76 young kids charged for terrorism, treason, and arson by the Nigerian Police Force for participating at the #EndBadGovernance protest, the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives lauds President Bola Tinubu for being responsive to calls by Nigerians, and the international community. In a statement jointly signed by…
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AGF faults Kogi, 18 States’ suit querying legitimacy of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Lateef Fagbemi has faulted the suit filed by 19 States including Kogi, querying the constitutionality of the laws establishing the nation’s anti-corruption agencies.
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We’ve started implementing 300% salary hike for judicial officers-AGF
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi has said the Federal Government has started the implementation of the 300% pay rise for judicial officers. Fagbemi said this on Monday at the 12 Convocation ceremony of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) in Ekiti State. “One ongoing concern before I took office was the…
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Record of ex-CJN Onnoghen’s CCT case file declared missing
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF) has declared that it cannot find the case file for the trial of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Samuel Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, five years after the conclusion of the trial.
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Copyright Infringement: Musician kicks as AGF takes over MTN criminal trial
A musician, Maleke Moye has alleged injustice in the directive by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, for a take over of the ongoing trial of MTN Nigeria and its CEO, over alleged copyright Infringement. The musician said that the minister’s directive for the prosecuting agency, Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC),
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I will continue to push for national policy on justice – AGF Fagbemi
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has said that the justice sector under his watch would continue to push for mutuality in the formation and implementation of the national policy on justice. Fagbemi said this at the 2024 National Judicial Summit on Justice