#MP2013 Presentation of the Ministry of Justice

MINISTERIAL PLATFORM
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
MID-TERM ACHIEVEMENTS
IN COMMEMMORATION OF THE 2ND
ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT GOODLUCK
EBELE JONATHAN’S ADMINISTRATION
Presented by
MR. MOHAMMED BELLO ADOKE, SAN, CFR
Honourable Attorney General of the Federation
and Minister of Justice

1. INTRODUCTION
Accountability of public officers and
institutions is a key component of this
administration’s transformation agenda. I
am therefore delighted at the opportunity
to give account of our stewardship at the
Federal Ministry of Justice in
commemoration of the 2nd Anniversary of
the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s
Administration.

INTRODUCTION
Let me start by expressing my deep
appreciation to Almighty God for the rare
privilege of serving this great country during
the period under review and His Excellency,
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR,
for appointing me to this position of public
trust. I also commend Mr. Labaran Maku,
the Honourable Minister of Information, for
providing a veritable platform for Ministers
to engage with the Nigerian people on the
activities of their Ministries and parastatals,
and for sustaining the vibrancy of this
platform, since assumption of office.

INTRODUCTION
The Federal Ministry of Justice is essentially a
service ministry established to provide legal
support services to other Ministries,
Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of
government to enable them discharge their
statutory functions in line with the overall policy
thrust of this administration. Consequently, we
have remained focused in our collective
endeavours to contribute our quota to the
realization of the transformation agenda of this
administration and have resolutely kept faith
with our vision to “Make Justice accessible to
all, consistent with the ideals of Democracy
and Rule of Law”.

PART I: CORE FUNCTIONS AND
ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY
2. In line with our resolve to provide sound legal
framework, advice and efficient service delivery to
support the attainment of Government’s objectives, the
Ministry embarked on a number of initiatives during the
period under review with the aim of ensuring the smooth
functioning of government through the effective
discharge of our core functions which include:

ensuring access to justice for all persons
and the observance of the rule of law and
due process by all MDAs;
prosecuting crimes against the State and
defending civil cases on behalf of
Government;
negotiating and vetting Contracts/
Agreements on behalf of MDAs in order to
protect national interest;

rendering timely quality legal advice and
ancillary services to MDAs through the pool
of Legal Advisers posted to them;
facilitating the early translation of
Government policies into legislation through
the Ministry’s legal drafting function;
ensuring close collaboration with
stakeholders, government agencies, civil
society and the international community in
order to improve on justice delivery, and

advising government on its treaty
obligations, in addition to other sundry
services to the legal profession.

These functions are discharged through
Core departments in the Ministry, the
Legal Units domiciled in the various MDAs
who act as representatives of the Attorney
General of the Federation within their
respective organizations and the liaison
offices located in the six geo-political zones
of the country. The Ministry also
supervises the activities of the following
parastatals :

Nigerian Law Reform Commission
Legal Aid Council
Council of Legal Education
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
National Agency for the Prohibition of
Trafficking in Persons
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies
Nigerian Copyrights Commission; and
Regional Centre for International
Commercial Arbitration, Lagos.

 3. During the period under review, the
Ministry made significant improvement in its
service delivery and recorded some milestones
in the discharge of its mandate. Most notable of
the achievements include:
 improvement in the prosecution of crimes and
defence of civil cases;
 enhanced capacity building in key areas,
particularly the prosecution of complex crimes
(economic crimes, corruption, drug and
terrorism related offences);
PART II: ACHIEVEMENTS (2011 – 2013)

Reduction in the number of cases farmed
out to external solicitors;
Reduction in the quantum of judgment
debts obtained against MDAs;
Institutionalization of reforms in the
justice sector aimed at improving access
to justice;
Mainstreaming the implementation of the
Freedom of Information Act;

Drafting of legislation in critical areas such
as the war against terror, money laundering
and other economic crimes consistent with
Nigeria’s international obligations;
timely and efficient international
cooperation on matters of extradition and
mutual legal assistance;
adoption of measures to improve on the
administration of criminal justice, and
initiatives to reform our Business and
Investment laws.

4. To engender appreciation of the
progress made in the areas mentioned
above, the activities of some of the
Ministry’s professional departments and
units are discussed below in greater detail:
PART III- ELABORATION OF THE
MINISTRY’S ACHIEVEMENTS

The major challenge with the prosecution of
the crimes and the ability of Law Officers of
the Ministry to effectively defend cases
against the government has been a
combination of lack of capacity, low morale
and poor supervision. This had in the past
resulted in low percentage of cases that are
diligently prosecuted with adverse
consequences and in respect of civil matter,
the high percentage of judgment
debts/arbitral awards against MDAs.
(a)Prosecution of Crimes and Defence of
Cases

To stem this tide, vigorous capacity building
trainings were embarked upon during the period
under review. The Ministry also benefited from
capacity building trainings from the J4A, the
British Council, the United States Embassy, etc.
These trainings impacted positively on our Law
Officers to the extent that the Ministry has
drastically reduced its dependence on external
solicitors and enhanced its prosecutorial abilities
leading to more effective prosecution of criminal
cases and defence of civil matters.

The Code of Conduct for Prosecutors has
been articulated to ensure that prosecutors
observe the highest professional and ethical
standards in the discharge of their prosecutorial
duties, as well as imbibe best practices drawn
from other jurisdictions to guarantee fair conduct
of trials. The Guidelines for Prosecutors that
is in the final stages of completion will
complement the Code of Conduct for Prosecutors.
Ultimately, our desire is to ensure efficient and
effective prosecutions, conducted with the highest
possible professional and ethical standards.

During the period under review, a total number
of 75 cases of Terrorism and Boko Haram
insurgency were received and prosecuted.
Sixteen of the cases have been concluded with 8
convictions, while 35 were struck out. A good
number of the terrorism cases were struck out
because the accused persons had escaped during
the attack on prisons in Bauchi and Maiduguri.
The suspects will be arraigned as soon as they
are apprehended.
Nature of the Criminal Matters handled

In addition, a total of 244 general offences,
including culpable homicide, rape, armed robbery
and traffic offences, were handled. Fifteen cases
have been concluded with 10 convictions, while
the remaining cases are at different stages of
trial, namely hearing, defence or
ruling/judgment. Although, phenomenal
improvements have been made in the criminal
justice system, the fact remains that the
workings of the justice system is still not as fast
as we would desire. The absconding of some
accused persons who jumped bail also frustrated
many of the cases.
Nature of the Criminal Matters handled

A total of 60 petitions bordering on breach of
rights of citizens, lack of action on criminal
matters by the law enforcement agencies, and
requests for takeover of cases from the police for
lack of diligent prosecution were received. All the
petitions were promptly handled and appropriate
action taken to address them. In many cases, the
Ministry took over prosecution of such cases.
Table A below contains the summary of cases
and petitions handled by the Ministry during the
period under review.
Petitions

Table A: Nature of Criminal Cases and
Petitions handled
S/
N
Type of
Cases
Receiv-
ed
In
Court
Convi-
ctions
Petiti-
ons
Cases
Conclud
-ed
Cases/
Petiti-
ons In
Progr-
ess
1. Case
Files
319 47 18 - 66 219
2. Petitions 60 - - 60 - -

DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES HANDLED
The period under review, particularly Year
2012, witnessed heightened litigations in the
Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High
Courts, the National Industrial Court and the
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. The
Ministry received about 539 civil cases
bordering on different claims which included the
enforcement of Fundamental Human Rights
actions relating to title to land, wrongful
termination of appointments by various MDAs,
Constitutional questions, contractual matters
etc.

The Ministry was able to conclude over 86
matters in the domestic court, while others were
before the ECOWAS Community Court of
Justice. Most of the cases concluded were in
favour of Government and the Ministry was able
to save government the sum of N501,
278,765,770 (Five Hundred and One Billion,
Two Hundred and Seventy Eight Million, Seven
Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand, Seven
Hundred and Seventy Naira) in Suit No.
ECW/CCJ/APP/ 03/ 11.

Incorporated Trustees of Miyetti Allah
KautalHore Socio-cultural Association,.V.
Federal Government of Nigeria. Similarly,
in Registered Trustees of the Socio
Economic Rights and Accountability
Project (SERAP) (Suit No.
ECW/CCJ/APP/08/09) the Ministry was
able to save the Government the sum of
US$ 1 Billion (N158, 000,000,000) that
would have been paid as damages.

JUDGMENT DEBT
The Ministry is the secretariat for the
Presidential Committee on Judgment Debt
Verification. The Committee which has
representatives from the Presidency, the
Ministry of Finance, Budget Office, Accountant
General of the Federation, the Nigeria Police
Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission and the Nigerian Bar Association
meets regularly under the chairmanship of the
Solicitor General of the Federation and
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of
Justice to verify and authorize payment of
judgment debts obtained against the
government.

JUDGMENT DEBT
During the period under review, about 89
judgment creditors were paid in accordance with
the judgments verified by the Committee. As a
result of the negotiations, which took place
between the Committee and the various
judgment creditors, which led to the reduction of
interest charged by them on the judgment debt,
Government was saved the sum of N 13,
360,783,169.39 (Thirteen Billion, Three
Hundred and Sixty Million, One Hundred and
Sixty Nine Naira, Thirty-Nine Kobo). Table B
contains a summary of the civil cases handled by
the Ministry:

TABLE B: NATURE OF CIVIL MATTERS HANDLED
S/
N
TYPES OF
MATTER
RECEIV
ED
RESOLUTION IN COURT ADR FINANCIAL VALUE
IN FAVOUR OF
NIGERIA
PENDING
NIGERI
A
ECOWA
S
CONVICTIO
N
N659, 278,765,770
1 LITIGATION 539 86 453
2 ARBITRATIO
N
28 10 18
3 NEGOTIATIO
N
20 20
4 LEGAL
OPINIONS
335 335
5 DEBT
JUDGEMENT
89
N13, 360,783,169.39
6 REVIEW OF
CASES
490 490

(B) LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE WAR AGAINST TERROR
The period under review witnessed increased
wave of terrorist activities, especially in the
northern parts of the country. The Ministry
was therefore confronted with the need to
provide a legal framework that would not
only prescribe offences and appropriate
penalties for those who engage in terrorist
activities, but would also provide the legal
framework to coordinated response by
relevant security agencies in order to fulfill
government’s obligation to provide security
and protect the lives and properties of its
people.

In response to these exigencies, the
Ministry worked assiduously in concert
with relevant agencies of Government, the
United Nations and our development
partners to fashion out the Terrorism
(Prevention) Act of 2011. This was the
first comprehensive legal framework to
deal with the menace of terrorism in the
country.

Furthermore, the nexus between money
laundering and terrorist financing made
it imperative for us to amend our money
laundering legislation to bring it in
conformity with global efforts to counter
terrorist financing, as well as satisfy the
requirements of the Financial Action
Task Force (FATF), the global standard
setting body in that regard. This resulted
in the Money Laundering(Prohibition)
Act of 2011.

The weaknesses identified in the
Terrorism Prohibition Act of 2011 and
the Money Laundering Act of 2011, led
to further amendments which gave rise
to the Terrorism Prevention Act 2011
as amended and Money Laundering
Act of 2013. To achieve these, the
Ministry worked tirelessly with other
stakeholders to ensure that an
appropriate legal framework for the war
against terror consistent with global
standards is put in place.

It will be recalled that recently, the
Office of the Attorney General of the
Federation relied on the provisions of the
Terrorism Prevention Act No. 10 of 2011
as amended to seek the proscription of
JAMAATU AHLIS-SUNNA
LIDDAAWATI WALJIHAD and
JAMA‘ATU ANSARUL MUSLIMINA
FI BILADIS SUDAN in Nigeria.

The Federal High Court has since granted the
Order, which has been published as the
Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription
Order) Notice, No. 91 of 2013. The Court
granted the Proscription Order which:
 (a) declared the activities of the two
organizations in any part of this country as
terrorism and illegal;
 (b) proscribed the existence of the two
associations in any part of Nigeria either in
groups or as individuals by whatever names
they are called, and

(c) restrained any person or group of persons from
participating in any manner whatsoever in any
form of activities involving or concerning the
proscription of the collective intention or otherwise
of the said groups.

This will make it possible to now apprehend and
punish members of these proscribed organizations
for engaging in terrorist activities, as well as
confiscate any property connected to terrorist
activities.

The Complex Casework Group set up in the
Department of Public Prosecutions is currently
undergoing intensive training on the prosecution
of complex crimes to enable them to effectively
handle the prosecution of complex crimes such as
terrorism, economic crimes and corruption cases.

(C) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
International cooperation is the bedrock for
concerted global action against organized crimes,
which often transcend national frontiers. Nigeria
as a responsible member of the international
community is enjoined to provide timely
international cooperation to requesting countries
in line with her obligations under various
international legal instruments and the principle
of reciprocity. Over the years, we have had to
grapple with inherent administrative and
bureaucratic red tape, which often put the country
in default of her international obligations in this
respect.

To address this challenge, the Central
Authority Unit was established under the
direct supervision of the Attorney General of
the Federation during the period under
review. This has resulted in specialized
training and equipping of the unit for
efficient and effective performance, and
timely response to requests for cooperation.
The Ministry is grateful to the British
Council and the United States Embassy for
the support they have given to strengthen
the unit.

Furthermore, the Mutual Assistance in
Criminal Matters within the Commonwealth
(Establishment & Enforcement) Act, LFN, 2004
which regulates the provision of assistance in
criminal matters has become unsuitable for
lagging behind new developments in the area of
international cooperation. During the period
under review, we proposed a Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill, 2013
to bring our legislation in tandem with modern
trends and best practices.

The passage of the Bill into law will further
complement the institutional changes that
we have made, particularly the workable
synergy with all the Competent Authorities
as well as other MDAs involved in the
execution of all forms of international
cooperation in criminal matters to fast-track
the processing of requests for mutual legal
assistance (MLA). Table C below contains
the summary of the requests received and
the output of the Unit.

TABLE C: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
HANDLED
Total
No. of
MLA
Request
s
No. of
Requests
processed
and
forwarded to
competent
authorities
for
execution
No. of MLA
requests
concluded
and
forwarded
to
Requesting
Countries
No. of
requests
under
process
No. of MLA
Request
forwarded by
Nigeria to other
requested
Countries
119 68 19 30 12

TABLE C: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
REQUESTS HANDLED
The Extradition Act CAP. E.25, LFN 2004 that
governs extradition, another form of international
cooperation, is undergoing review to bring it in
conformity with Nigeria’s treaty obligations. Unlike
MLA, extradition is a process that involves the
Judiciary. Consequently all requests for extradition
must be filed with the Federal High Court where
they undergo a full process of judicial review after
which the Court determines whether or not there
are cogent reasons why the suspect should not be
surrendered to the requesting State. Table-D
below shows the Extradition requests during the
period under review.

TABLE D: EXTRADITION REQUESTS RECEIVED AND
PROCESSED
Total No.
of
Extraditio
n
Requests
No. of
Requests
concluded
and
fugitives
surrendere
d by
Nigeria
No. of Cases
under
Process
awaiting
arrest of
fugitives by
the law
enforcement
authorities
No. of
Requests
pending
in the
Federal
High
Courts
No. of
Request
s in the
Court of
Appeal
No. of
Outgoing
Requests
forwarded
by Nigeria
to
Requested
Countries
34 9 12 6 3 4

(D) STOLEN ASSETS RECOVERY
 During the period under review, the Ministry
intensified its efforts to trace and repatriate
Nigeria’s stolen assets abroad. In this
connection we have maintained effective liaison
and communication with targeted jurisdictions
to keep pace with asset recovery proceedings in
those jurisdictions. In 2011, our close liaison
and negotiation with the Island of Jersey led to
the recovery and repatriation of the sum of UK
£22.5 Million confiscated by the Royal Court of
Jersey from Raj Arjandes Bhojwani, an
Indian national and associate of General Sani
Abacha, on account of his money laundering
transactions from Nigeria.

(E) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO FIGHT
CORRUPTION
The Ministry, in the discharge of its mandate as
the focal Ministry under the United Nations
Convention against Corruption, is in the process
of finalizing a National Anti Corruption
Strategy (NACS), to fight corruption in the
country. While the different anti-corruption
agencies have been doing a commendable job of
fighting corruption in the country, Nigeria’s
treaty obligations require her to have a National
Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) that is holistic
and inclusive.

During the period under review, the
Ministry has been working assiduously
with the Inter-Agency Task Team, civil
society and our development partners to
articulate a Strategy with appropriate
Action Plans for all the agencies involved
in the war against corruption. A Draft
National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS)
has been produced and circulated to
relevant agencies and the civil society for
their comments and inputs to ensure the
necessary buy-in to the process.

As soon as the Stakeholder Validation
workshop scheduled for 18th of July 2013 is
held, the NACS will be finalized and sent
to the Federal Executive Council for
approval as a policy document. This is to
give effect to this administration’s zero
tolerance for corruption and its
commitment to fighting corruption in all its
ramifications.

The Ministry continued to improve on the
discharge of this important function through the
work of its Legal Drafting Department. Apart
from making significant inputs to the current
Constitution Review process, especially the 2nd
and 3rd Alteration of the Constitution, the
Ministry also drafted several Executive Bills that
were eventually passed into law by the National
Assembly to give effect to Government’s policy.
For Instance in 2011, 12 Executive Bills were
processed by the Ministry and passed into law by
the National Assembly.
(f)Translating Policy into Legislation

In 2012, out of the18 Executive Bills proposed, 10
Bills are pending consideration by the National
Assembly, 7 Bills are still under the review by
the Ministry of Justice, while 1 Bill is pending
consideration by the Federal Executive Council.
Table E and Table F below contain a Summary
of the Bills processed by the Ministry of Justice.
(f)Translating Policy into Legislation

Table E- Summary of Bills Processed in 2011
S/N BILL
NUMBER
TITLE OF BILL INSTRUCTING AUTHORITY STATUS
OF BILL
1 EVIDENCE ACT (REPEAL AND ENACTMENT) BILL,
2011
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE AND OTHER STAKE
HOLDERS IN THE JUSTICE
SECTOR
PASSED
2 SB 63 NIGERIAN SOVEREIGN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
(COST ETC) BILL, 2011
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AND OTHER STAKE
HOLDERS
PASSED
3 LEGAL AID COUNCIL BILL, 2011 LEGAL AID COUNCIL PASSED
4 FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL OF NIGERIA BILL,
2011
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE
PASSED
5 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL,
2011
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND PASSED
6 CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL OF THE FCT, ABUJA
(JURISDICTION ON CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS) BILL,
2011
CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL PASSED
7 TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND
(ESTABLISHMENT) BILL, 2011
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION
PASSED
8 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE
PASSED
9 SB 208 MONEY LAUNDERING (PROHIBITION) BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE
PASSED
10 TERRORISM (PREVENTION) BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE
PASSED
11 ELECTRORAL (AMENDMENT NO. 2) BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE/ INEC
PASSED

Table F -Summary of Bills Processed in 2012
S/N BILL
NUMBE
R
TITLE OF BILL INSTRUCTING
AUTHORITY
STATUS OF BILL
1 BILL 732 UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2012
FEDERAL
GOVERNEMENT
Pending Before
NASS
2 BILL 737 MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN
CRIMINAL MATTERS BILL,
2012
FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF JUSTICE AND
OTHER STAKE
HOLDERS IN THE
JUSTICE SECTOR
Pending Before
NASS
3 BILL 738 NATIONAL TOBACCO
CONTROL BILL, 2012
FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF HEALTH
PROCESSED TO
FEDERAL
EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL
4 BILL 719 Emergency Powers Bill, 2012 FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF JUSTICE
Under Review by
FMOJ
5 BILL 720 Nigerian Police Act (Repeal and
Re-enactment) Bill, 2011
THE NIGERIA
POLICE FORCE
Pending Before
NASS

6 722 A Bill For an Act to Amend
the Nigerian Law Reform
Commission Act, 2012
LAW REFORM
COMMISSION
Pending Before
NASS
7 723 A Bill for an Act to amend the
Federal High Court Act to make
provision for increase in the
number of Judges of the Federal
High Court (from 70 to 100)
FEDERAL HIGH
COURT
Pending Before
NASS
8 A Bill For An Act To Amend The
Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011
And For Other Related Matters
FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF JUSTICE
PASSED
10 A Bill for An Act To Repeal
Trafficking In Persons
(Prohibition) Law Enforcement
And Administration Act, 2003 As
Amended And To Enact The
Trafficking In Persons
(Prohibition), Enforcement And
Administrative Act To Provide
Measures Against Trafficking
And Smuggling Of Persons And
Related Matters, 2012
NAPTIP Pending Before
NASS
11 Administration of Criminal
Justice Bill, 2012
FMOJ Under Review by
FMOJ

12 Witness Protection Bill, 2012 FMOJ Under Review by
FMOJ
13 Proceeds of Crimes Bill, 2012 FMOJ Under Review by
FMOJ
14 A Bill For An Act To Provide For
The Establishment And
Incorporation Of The Nigeria
Police Academy As a Degree-
Awarding Institution And Other
Matters Connected Therewith
MINISTRY OF
POLICE AFFAIRS
Pending Before NASS
15 A Bill For An Act to Prohibit
Chemical Weapons and Establish
The National Authority For The
Effective Implementation Of The
Chemical Weapons Convention
In Nigeria and For Other Matters
Connected Therewith
THE PRESIDENCY Pending Before NASS

16 733 A Bill for an Act to amend the
Federal Universities of
Agriculture Act, 2004 (Michael
Okpara University of
Agriculture) Umudike, 2012
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION
Pending Before
NASS
The Establishment of A Legal,
Fiscal And Regulatory
Framework For The Petroleum
Industry In Nigeria And For
Other Related Matters, 2012
MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM
RESOURCES
Pending Before NASS
The Establishment Of The
Directorate For Cybercrime For
The Prohibition, Prevention,
Detection, Response And
Prosecution Of Cybercrimes And
For Other Related Matters
FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF JUSTICE AND
ONSA
Under Review by
FMOJ

Statutory Instruments
Apart from legislation, the Ministry also
processed 33 Statutory Instruments during
the period under review. Out of this
number, 18 have been gazetted, 13 are
ready to be gazetted, while 1 is pending
review by the Ministry of Interior. Table G
below contains a summary of the Statutory
Instruments processed by the Ministry
during the period under review.

Table G: Summary of Statutory Instruments
Processed IN 2012
S/N STATUTO
RY
INSTRUM
ENT
NUMBER
TITLE INSTRUCTIN
G
AUTHORITY
STATUS
1 S.I 909 IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE OF
EMERGENCY IN SOME PARTS OF
THE FEDERATION.
PRESIDENCY FINALIZE
D
2 S.I. 960 APPOINTMENT OF LEGAL
ASSESSOR TO THE
DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL OF
COMPUTTER PROFFESSIONALS
(REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF
NIGERIA).
FINALIZE
D
3 S.I/909/T PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF
EMERGENCY IN CERTAIN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AREAS OF THE
COUNTRY.
PRESIDENCY GAZETTE
D

Processed IN 2012
4 S.I 910 IMPLEMENTATION OF
PRESIDENT WAIVER &
EXEMPTION OF TAXES ON ALL
GOVERNMENT CORPORATE
SUB-NATIONAL AND OTHER
BODIES.
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
FINANACE/
FIRS
FINALIZE
D
5 COMPANIES AND INCOME TAX
ACT LFN 2004 (COMPANIES
INCOME TAX EXEMPTION)
ORDER, 2012.
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
FINANACE/
FIRS
FINALIZE
D
6 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY
REGULATORY COMMISSION
(DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL
MULTIYEAR TARIFF ORDER,2012
NERC FINALIZE
D

Processed IN 2012
7 CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF
STOCKBROKERS
DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
(PROCEDURES) RULES 2012.
NERC FINALIZ
ED
8 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY
(FORUM RULES)
REGULATIONS, 2012.
NERC FINALIZ
ED
9 FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE
SERVICE (ESTABLISHMENT)
ACT 2007. INCOME TAX
(TRANSFER
PRICING)REGULATIONS , 2012
FEDERAL
MINISTRY
OF
FINANACE/
FIRS
FINALIZ
ED

Processed IN 2012
10 REQUEST FOR GAZETTE OF
GOVERNMENT WHITE
PAPER ON 2012 ELECTION
VIOLENCE AND CIVIL
DISTURBANCES.
OFFICE OF
THE
SECRETARY
TO THE
GOVERNME
NT OF THE
FEDERATIO
N
GAZETT
ED
11 S.I 767 NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS, 2012
FRSC FINALIZ
ED
12 S.I 768 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY
REGULATORY
COMMISSION(METHODOLOG
Y FOR ESTIMATED BILLINGS)
REGULATIONS, 2012
NERC FINALIZ
ED

Processed IN 2012
REGULATORY
COMMISSION(METHODOLOGY
FOR THE DETERMINATION OF
CONNECTION CHARGES FOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY)
REGULATIONS, 2012
NERC FINALIZ
ED
(INDEPENDENT ELECTRICITY
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS)
REGULATIONS, 2012.
NERC FINALIZE
D
(ACQUISITION OF LAND AND
ACCESS RIGHTS FOR
ELECTRICITY PROJECTS IN
NIGERIA) REGULATIONS, 2012
NERC FINALIZE
D

Processed IN 2012
16 S.I 777 INLAND WATERWAYS AND
NON-CONVENTION
VESSELS SAFETY
REGULATIONS, 2012,
(MERCHANT SHIPPING
ACT, 2007).
NIMASA GAZETT
ED
17 S.I 778 THE MERCHANT SHIPPING
ACT 2007, (LIABILITY AND
COMPENSATION )
REGULATIONS , 2012)
NIMASA GAZETT
ED
(ANTI – FOULING
SYSTEMS)REGUALTIONS
2012
NIMASA GAZETT
ED
(BALLAST WATER
REGUALTIONS) 2012
NIMASA GAZETT
ED

Processed IN 2012
20 S.I 781 MERCHANT SHIPPING
(SEA DUMPING)
REGUALTIONS 2012
NIMASA GAZET
TED
(PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION OF GARBAGE)
REGULATIONS 2012
NIMASA GAZETT
ED
(PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION BY HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES IN
PACKAGED FORM)
REGULATIONS, 2012
NIMASA GAZETT
ED

Processed IN 2012
(LIABILITY AND
COMPENSATION)
REGUALTIONS 2012
NIMASA GAZET
TED
24 S.I 785 MARINE ENVIRONMENT
(SEA PROTECTION LEVY)
REGULATIONS, 2012
NIMASA GAZET
TED
ACT 2007 (SEA DUMPING
REGULATIONS, 2012).
NIMASA GAZET
TED

Processed IN 2012
26 S.I 787 THE MERCHANT
SHIPPING
(DANGEROUS AND
NOXIOUS LIQUID
SUBSTANCES IN BULK)
REGULATIONS 2012
NIMASA GAZETTED
(PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION BY
GARBAGE )
REGULATIONS, 2012
NIMASA GAZETTED
28 S.I 789 PETROLEUM ACT 2004
(PREMIUM MOTOR
SPIRIT (PRICE FIXING)
ORDER, 2012
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM
RESOURCES
GAZETTED

Processed IN 2012
29 S.I 790 NIGERIA TAX PAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
REGULATIONS,
2012(FEDERAL INLAND
REVENUE SERVICE (
ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
FINANACE/
FIRS
FINALIZED
30 S.I 791 WEIGHT AND MEASURES ACT
2004 ( WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES (REPLACEMENT OF
FIFTH SCHEDULE) ORDER, 2012
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
TRADE AND
INVESTMENT
GAZETTED
31 S.I 792 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
(LEGAL METROLOGY AND
RELATED SERVICES)
REGULATIONS 2012
FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF
TRADE AND
INVESTMENT
32 S.I 793 FIRE SERVICE ACT LFN 2004
NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE
CODE, 2013
MINISTRY OF
INTERIOR
FINALIZED

Processed IN 2012
33 S,I 794 PERSONAL INCOME TAX
ACT 2004 (EXEMPTION OF
HOLDERS OF BONDS AND
SHORT TERM
GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES NOTICE, 2011
FEDERAL
MINISTRY
OF
FINANACE/
FIRS
FINALI
ZED

(g) Legal Advisory Services
The Ministry has continued to render quality legal
advice to MDAs in order to protect national
interest. During the period under review, the
Ministry through its Solicitors Department
received 15 requests for legal advice, vetted 85
Contracts/Agreements, held 21 reconciliation
meetings and processed 543 applications for
consent to incorporate under Part C of the
Companies and Allied Matters Act. Table H below
contains the details of the summary of the
activities of the Solicitors Department.

Table H: Summary of the Activities of the Solicitors
Department
S/
N
Nature of the
applications
received
No. of
Applicati
ons
received
No. of
Applicati
ons
treated
No. of
Approval
s
Granted
Pending
Applicati
ons
1 Legal Advice to
the FGN
15 15 15 -
2 Contract/Agreem
ents from MDAs
85 85 85 -
3 Contracts/Agree
ments between
FMOJ and
Contractors
21 21 21 -

Table H: Summary of the Activities of the Solicitors
Department
4 Negotiation
and
Reconciliatory
Meetings
102 102 102 -
5 Consent of the
HAGF to
incorporate
under Part C
CAMA
543 411 411 -
6 Approvals to
MDAs to Engage
External
Solicitors and
payments of
their fees
249 249 249 -
7 Other Meetings
and Workshops
attended
78 78 78 -

(h)Mainstreaming the Implementation of the
Freedom of Information Act, 2011
The National Assembly passed the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) in 2011with the
objective of promoting open government in
Nigeria. Its fair application and
implementation was made a strategic
objective in my Strategy For the
Implementation of Justice Sector
Reforms in Nigeria, which was launched
on 6th August 2011.

To ensure its implementation and in
fulfillment of my responsibilities under the
Act, I issued an Advisory Memorandum –
HAGF/MDAs/FOIA/2012/1 of 28th
January 2012 to all MDAs to sensitise them
on the new regime of open government and
their obligations under the Act. This was
followed by series of sensitization workshops
to engender understanding of the
prescriptions of the Act.

In furtherance of my responsibility to ensure the
implementation of the Act, I issued the
Guidelines on the Implementation of the
FOIA of 12th March, 2012 to assist public
institutions to interpret the Act, as well as
discharge their obligations. The feedback received
from the public encouraged us to embark on a
further review of the Guidelines, which has been
concluded and published as the Revised
Guidelines on the Freedom of Information
Act with the generous assistance of the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Ministry has also co-hosted FOI Zonal
Workshops and trainings in Ekiti, Asaba and
Abuja. We have also created a website,
www.justice.gov.ng and dedicated contact
phone lines-08182429403, 080111004929
and 08106577514 to enable the general
public to engage with the Ministry on
matters related to the implementation of the
FOIA.

During the period under review, the Ministry
has submitted 3 Annual Reports (April 2011,
April 2012 and April 2013) to the National
Assembly on the implementation of the Act in
compliance with the Attorney General of the
Federation’s reporting obligations under the
Act. The cumulative effect of these measures
and efforts is to give effect to this
administration’s commitment to accountability
and transparency in Government.

(i) Compliance with Treaty Obligations
The Ministry continued to discharge its
function in order to enable Nigeria to comply
with her obligations under various
international legal instruments. The
Ministry hosted the 51st Session of the
Asian-African Legal Consultative
Organisation (AALCO) and the Chief
Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court in Abuja during the period under
review.

(i) Compliance with Treaty Obligations
The ministry and its parastatals have also
been active in the work of the 6th Committee
of the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA), the United Nations Convention
Against Corruption (UNCAC), United
Nations Convention on Transnational
Organised Crime (UNTOC) and the World
Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO).

Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements
To give effect to government’s resolve to create an
enabling environment for the reception of foreign
investments, the Ministry in collaboration with
relevant MDAs are in the process of negotiating 9
Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements
(IPPAs). These are the IPPAs with Republic of
Austria, EU countries comprising Belgium, Czech,
Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Belarus; Canada,
Japan, Vietnam, Qatar, Indonesia, Iran and
Pakistan. Table H below contains a summary of
the IPPAs and the various stages of negotiation.

Table I- Summary of the IPPAs Negotiated or Signed
S/
N
COUNTRY DATE STATUS REMARKS
1 Republic of
Austria
March
2013
The IPPA has been
signed
The IPPA was duly
negotiated and signed
2 EU Countries
i) Belgium
ii) Czech
iii) Latvia
iv) Lithuania
v) Croatia
vi) Belarus
Negotiations are on-
going
With the review of the
Lisbon Treaty of 2007 in
2011 which stopped EU
countries from signing
individual IPPAS,
Nigeria was chosen as
one of the countries. The
member States could
negotiate with
individually, thus the
influx of requests.
3 Canada May
2013
1st Round negotiations
concluded
The 2nd Round
Negotiations will be
concluded in September
2013

4 Japan May 2013 Negotiations have been
reopened
Japan came with the
Liberalization Model
which is the new model
Agreement similar to the
USA Bilateral
Investment Agreement
(BIT) and the Canadian
model. They are ready to
reopen negotiations with
the FRN model after the
Organization for
Economic Cooperation
and Development
(OECD) model.
5 Vietnam April 2012 Negotiations are on-going First round negotiations
were concluded in 2012.
Grey areas raised during
the negotiations have been
reviewed. 2nd Round
negotiations are being
awaited.

6 Qatar Marc
h
2013
Drafts have
been
exchanged
7 Indonesia Octob
er
2012
Drafts have
been exchanged
8 Iran
9 Pakistan

During the period under review, the Ministry also
prepared 14 instruments of ratification to give
effect to Nigeria’s multilateral and bilateral
treaties/agreements. These include treaties,
conventions, optional protocols under various
United Nations, African Union and International
Labour Organization (ILO) and International
Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Bilateral
agreements are with Austria, South Africa and
Switzerland. This is in line with the Ministry’s
resolve to ensure timely compliance with
international treaty obligations. Table I below
shows the summary of the instruments prepared
from 2011 to date.

Table J- Summary of Instruments Prepared
S/
N
INSTRUMENTS ORGANIZATI
ON/COUNTRY
DATE
RATIFIED
1. Instrument of Accession
to the Convention on the
Reduction of
Statelessness
International
Labour
Organization
16th
September
2011
2. Instrument of Accession
to the Convention
Relating to the Status of
Stateless Persons
United Nations 16th
September
2011
3. Instrument of
Ratification of the
African Charter on
Democracy, Elections and
Governance
United Nations 1st December
2011

4. Instrument of Ratification of
the African Union Convention
for the Protection and
Assistance of Internally
Displaced Persons in Africa
(Kampala Convention)
African Union 17th April, 2012
5. Instrument of Ratification of the
Instruments Amending the
Constitution of the International
Telecommunication Union
(Geneva, 1992) and the
Convention of the International
Telecommunication Union
(Geneva, 1992) as amended by the
Plenipotentiary Conferences
(Kyoto, 1994); Minneapolis, 1998),
adopted by the Plenipotentiary
Conferences (Marrakesh, 2002)
International
Telecommunications
Union
28th August, 2012

6. Instrument of Accession to
the Convention on the
Prevention and
Punishment of Crimes
Against Internationally
Protected Persons including
Diplomatic Agents, New
York, 14 December, 1973
United Nations 7th September,
2012
7. Instrument of Declaration to
Article 3 (2) of the Optional
Protocol to the Convention on
the Rights of the Child on the
Involvement of Children in
Armed Conflict
United Nations 7th September,
2012

8. Instrument of
Accession to the
Convention for the
Suppression of Acts
of Nuclear Terrorism
United
Nations
7th
September,
2012
9. Instrument of
Ratification on the
Arms, Trade Treaty
United Nations 31st May,
2013
10. Instrument of
Ratification of the
Maritime Labour
Convention 2006
International
Labour
Organisation
6th June,
2013

INSTRUMENTS ORGANIZATION DATE SIGNED
11. Investment Promotion and
Protection Agreement (IPPA)
negotiated and concluded with
the Republic of Austria
Austria March 2013
12. Memorandum of
Understanding between the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
and the Republic of South
Africa on cooperation in the
Legal Field
South Africa 7th May, 2013
13. Readmission Agreement
between Nigeria and Austria
Austria 8th June, 2012
14 Migration Partnership between
Nigeria and Switzerland
Switzerland 14th February
2011

(j)Capacity Building for Effective Performance
In order to improve the quality of service
delivery, the Federal Ministry of Justice
embarked on a very ambitious human
resource development programme during
the period under review. A total of 486 Law
Officers and 1744 non Lawyers across the
entire strata of the Ministry received
training. The objective of the training was to
ensure that the staff remains focused and
motivated.

(j)Capacity Building for Effective Performance
This has greatly improved staff morale and
efficiency in the discharge of their duties.
Overall, the Ministry has become more
responsive to the requests for legal advice and
support services from the various MDAs. We
commend the British High Commission and the
United States Embassy for the support they
have given to Ministry in this regard. The Law
Reporting Department of the Ministry has also
sustained the publication of the Justice Journal
and the All Nigeria Law Reports.

PART IV: PARASTATALS
The activities of the 7 parasatals supervised
by the Federal Ministry of Justice are
discussed below.
National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA)
Government efforts at sustaining the
counter-narcotics and anti-money
laundering wars in the country have been
relentless in the face of ever growing
sophistication of the methods employed by
perpetrators.

PART IV: PARASTATALS
The Agency has maintained intensive and
extensive coverage of all the nooks and
crannies of the country despite numerous
challenges in order to ensure drug supply
and demand reduction in the country. In
the process, the de-listing of Nigeria from
the “Drug Major List “ by the Government of
the United States of American since 2009
still remains a remarkable achievement.

Arrests and Seizures
TABLE K: SEIZURES (KGS) FROM 2010
TO DATE – 607,104.27KGS
S/
N
TYPES OF DRUGS QUANTITY
1. Cocaine Seizures 1,249.12 kg
2. Heroin 442,862 kg
3. Cannabis Sativa 595,303.63 kg
4. Psychotropic Substances 9,805.012 kg
5. Methamphetamines 293.638 kg

TABLE L: ARRESTS AT THE SEAPORTS
YEAR WEIGHT SUBSTANCE COUNTRY
2011 110 kg Cocaine Bolivia
2011 165 kg Heroin Bolivia
2012 113.49 kg Heroin Pakistan

TABLE M: ARRESTS AND SEIZURES
BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012
Year Cannabis Cocaine Heroin Others Total Male Female Total
2011 191,847.91 410.81 39.75 2,985,447 195,283.9 8,072 567 8,639
2012 228,794.13 131.89 211.03 4,562.585 233,699.64 7,510 542 8,052
Total 420,642.04 542.70 250.78 7,548.032 428,983.54 15,582 1,109 16,691

TABLE N: PROSECUTION RECORDS
Year Convicted Acquitted Concluded Pending
2011 1,491 10 1,501 701
2012 1,720 18 1,738 660
Total 3,211 28 3,239 1,361

TABLE O: DDRD RECORD OF ACTIVITIES
Year Counseled Referral
s
Conclud
ed
On-
Going
2011 4,162 22 4,184 191
2012 4,136 22 4,158 142
Total 8,298 44 8,342 333

LEGAL AID COUNCIL
During the period under review, the Legal
Aid Council provided access to justice, and
legal representation in respect of criminal
and civil matters. It handled the following
cases:
NATURE OF
CASES
NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED
APPROVED
CASES
(GRANTED)
COMPLETED
CASES
Criminal 8730 8730 4868
Civil 1912 1912 1106
PDSS (Police
Duty Solicitor
Scheme)
2851 2851
TABLE: P

LEGAL AID COUNCIL
• The Council, in collaboration with the
NBA and Lawyers without Borders,
completed a three-year project on the UN
Convention Against Torture.
• It hosted a national conference in 2012,
tagged “Access to Justice in a Democracy”,
and held a Sensitization and Awareness
campaign on how to access the Council’s
services.

THE NIGERIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION
The Commission received a total of 34 bills
and legal instruments, among which are:
i. A Bill for An Act to Prohibit Electronic
Fraud in All Electronic Transactions in
Nigeria and for related matters, 2010
ii. A Bill for An Act to Prohibit Kidnapping,
Hostage-Taking, Prescribe Punishment
for its contravention and other related
matters

iii. Terrorism (Prevention) Bill, 2011
iv. Motion on the Plight of Persons Awaiting Trial
in Nigeria Prisons, 2012
v. The Tertiary Education Act (Amendment) Bill,
2012
vi. The Kidnapping and Hostage Taking
(Prohibition) Bill, 2011

vii. A Bill for An Act to Amend the Money
Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011
viii. A Bill for An Act to Amend the Terrorism
(Prevention) Act, 2011
ix. The Penal Code (Northern States) Federal
Provisions Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012
x. The Criminal Code Act ( Amendment) Bill, 2012
xi. The Cyber Security Bill, 2012

NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION
OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND OTHER
RELATED MATTERS (NAPTIP)
The National Agency for the Prohibition of
Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters
(NAPTIP) has continued to record remarkable
achievements as it discharges its mandate in line
with the United Nations Convention on
Transnational Organized Crimes (UNTOC).

Current efforts at tackling Trafficking in Persons
(TIP) and Child Labour include:
 Developing of a communication strategy aimed
at strategic public enlightenment initiatives;
 Production of story books for children on human
trafficking;

 Liaison with National Education Research
Development Council to integrate human
trafficking into the educational curriculum of
Nigerian schools;
 Launching of the “I AM PRICELESS” campaign
in collaboration with UNODC in the framework
of the EU-sponsored 10th EDF project;

 Stakeholders’ meetings and community
dialogues in six project states

TABLE Q: SUMMARY OF CONVICTIONS: 2011-
2013
S/N 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL
1. ABUJA 1 - 1 2
2. LAGOS 8 9 3 20
3. KANO 9 4 9 22
4. UYO - 4 - 4
5. BENIN 22 2 - 24
6. SOKOTO 6 1 2 9
7. ENUGU - 1 - 1
8. MAIDUGURI 4 2 - 6
TOTAL 50 23 15 88

TABLE R: Summary of Activities
NUMBER OF
TRAFFICKING
CASES
REPORTED
NUMBER OF
TRAFFICKING
CASES
INVESTIGATED
NUMBER OF
TRAFFICKING
CASES
SUCCESSFULLY
PROSECUTED
NUMBER OF
TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS
RESCUED
NUMBER OF
VICTIMS
REHABILITATE
D
982 982 23 179 179

NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL
STUDIES (NIALS)
The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies is Nigeria’s foremost institution for
legal research and advanced studies in law
and related disciplines. As the primary
source of information, training, research and
advice on legal matters in Nigeria, the
Institute published 37 books during this
period, and held several training
programmes on different aspects of the Law.

NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL
STUDIES (NIALS)
Student’s enrolment for this period
comprises 10 (LLM), 3 (Diploma), 8 (PhD) for
2010/2011; 9 (LLM), 8 (Diploma), 7 (PhD) for
2011/2012, and 14 (LLM), 11 (Diploma), 5
(PhD) for 2012/2013.
The research achievements of the Institute
are presented in the tables below.

TABLE S: RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2010 - 2013
S/N PROJECT DURATION
1. NIALS Annotation on
Banking Statutes
2010 Completed
2. NIALS Annotation on
Matrimonial Causes
2010 Completed
3. Restatement of Customary
Laws
2010-2013 Completed
4. Electoral Act Annotation 2010-2013 Ongoing
5. NIALS Annual Survey of
Laws
2013 Completed

2010 - 2013
6. Traditional Administartion
of Justice
7. CAMA Annotation 2012-2013 Ongoing
8. NIALS Dictionary of
Customary Law
2012 Completed
9. Evidence Annotation 2011- 2013 Ongoing
10. The Effect of Cost on the
Judicial System
2013 Ongoing

2010 - 2013
11. Review of Yobe
State Laws
2013
(9months)
Ongoing
12. Traditional
Administration of
Justice in Nigeria
2012- 2013
(9 months)
Completed
13. Nigeria’s Judicial
Performance
Evaluation 2008-2011
2012 Completed

TABLE T: STUDENT ENROLMENT INTO THE
AKINOLA AGUDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
FROM 2011 - 2013
YEAR LL.M DIPLOMA Ph.D TOTAL
2011/2012 9 8 7
2012/2013 14 11 5
Total 23 19 12 54

TABLE U: INSTITUTE
COURSES/WORKSHOPS: 2011 – June 2013
S/N 2011 2012 2013
Training Workshop
on Nuclear, Law and
Regulation;
February, 2011
27th Course in
Drafting Commercial
Agreement and
Banking
Documentation;
March 2012
Specialized Judicial Track
Training Programme;
January2013
Drafting Commercial
Agreement &
Banking
Documentation;
Mar/April, 2011
Training Course for
Public Prosecutors;
April 2012
NIALS training Workshop
on Restatement of
Customary Law;
February 2013
Training Course for
Public Prosecutors;
April, 2011
Training Course on
Legislative Strategic
Planning and
Management;
May 2012
Nuclear Law;
February 2013

TABLE U: INSTITUTE
International
Training Course on
Digital Forensic
Advocacy;
April, 2011
Legal Writing Skills
for Layers;
May 2012
27th Course in Drafting
Commercial Agreement
and Banking
Documentation;
February/March 2013
Training Course of
Legal Writing Skills
for Lawyers;
May, 2011
African Regional
Course for Government
Legal Advisers/ Law
Officers;
May 2012
Training Course for Public
Prosecutors; March 2013
Government Legal
Advisers/Law
Officers Course;
May/June, 2011
International
Conference on Oil and
Gas Contract and
Dispute Resolution;
May 2012
NIALS/Nigerian Navy
Training Course on Military
Law;
March 2013

TABLE U: INSTITUTE
32nd National
Advanced
Course in
Practice and
Procedure;
November
Specialised
Trailor-made for
State Counsels
in the Federal
Ministry of
Justice;
December 2012

TABLE V: INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS: 2011 –
JUNE 2013
S/NO 2011 2012 2013
1. NIALS Journal of
Environmental Law;
Olanrewaju Fagbonhun
PHD (2011)
The Supreme Court
of Nigeria: 1990-
2012 ;Prof.
Epiphany Azinge &
Prof Paul Idornigie
2012
Legal Regime of
Free Trade Zone;
Prof. Epiphany
Azinge& Stella-
Maris Omo 2013

JUNE 2013
2. New frontiers Lecture:
The Future of
Administrative Law
and Good Governance
in Nigeria; Prof. Lorne
Sossin (2011
Legal Pluralism in
Africa: A
compendium on
African Customary
Law
Prof. Epiphany
Azinge& Prof Animi
Awah 2012
State of
Emergency in
Nigeria: Law and
Politics
; Prof. Epiphany
Azinge 2013

JUNE 2013
3. Administration of
Justice and Good
Governance in
Nigeria; Prof.
Epiphany Azinge
and Prof. D.
Adekunle (2011)
Fundamentals
of Legislative
Drafting Prof
Epiphany
Azinge&
Vivian Madu
2012
Legislating
For Good
Governance
Prof
Epiphany
Azinge&Adej
okeAdediran
2013

JUNE 2013
4 NIALS Journal Of
Supreme Court Review
;Prof. Epiphany Azinge
(2011)
Nigeria’s Legislative
Process
Prof Epiphany
Azinge& Suzie Ofunai
2012
Code of Good
Governance Prof
Epiphany
Azinge&AdejokeAde
diran 2013
5 The Lawyer That We Should
Be: Time to provide the legal
profession in Nigeria Oba
Nsugbe, QC, SAN FRSA
(2011)
Drafting Legislation in
Nigeria: Constitutional
Imperatives
Prof Epiphany
Azinge&NgoziNdombana
2012
Freedom of Protest
Prof Epiphany
Azinge& Lillian Uche
2013

JUNE 2013
6. Nigerian major Land
Reform and Adaptive
Strategies of Harnessing
its Social
Justice Objectives. Hon.
Justice I. A. Umezulike
(2011)
Political Financing
and Expenditure
Ceiling for 2011
Election
Prof Epiphany
Azinge
2012
NIALS Dictionary
of African
Customary Law
Prof Epiphany
Azinge & Oluchi
Nwakaego 2013
7. State of the Federation
Lecture: “To Have and to
Have Not”: Corruption,
Social Justice and
Transformation in
Contemporary Nigeria.
Humphrey Assisi Asobie
(2011)
Plea Bargain in
Nigeria: Law and
Practice
Prof Epiphany
Azinge& Laura Ani
2012
Nigeria: A Century
of Constitutional
Evolution 1914 –
2014 Prof Epiphany
Azinge 2013

JUNE 2013
8 Proceeds of crime in
Nigeria: Getting our
‘Act’ Right Adedeji
Adekunle (2011)
Competition Law
and Policy in
Nigeria
Prof. Epiphany
Azinge& Laura Ani
2012
Nigeria’s
Judicial
Performance
Evaluation 2008 -
2011 Vol 4.
Prof Epiphany
Azinge 2013
9 State of the Legal
profession in Nigeria
Akinlolu Olujinmi (2011)
Freedom of
Information Law and
Regulation in Nigeria
Prof Epiphany Azinge
& Dr. Fatima
WaziriAzi 2012
Legislative
Drafting and
Transformative
Laws
Prof Epiphany
Azinge&AdejokeAd
ediran 2013

JUNE 2013
10 The Right of Life under
the Nigerian
Constitution; the Law,
the courts and the
Reality Prof. J. Nnamdi
Aduba (2011)
Book of
Communiques
2012
Prof Epiphany
Azinge 2012
Law of Domestic
Violence in
Nigeria
Prof Epiphany
Azinge & Lillian
Uche 2013
11 NIALS Laws of Nigeria
(Annotated) Matrimonial
Causes Prof. Epiphany
Azinge SAN (2011)
Deregulation Law,
Economics and
Politics
Prof Epiphany
Azinge& Prof Bolaji
Owasanoye 2012

JUNE 2013
12 NIALS Laws of Nigeria
(Annotated) Banking
statutes Prof. Epiphany
Azinge SAN (2011)
Principles of
Negotiation and
Mediation
Prof. Epiphany Azinge
& Dr .Chinyere Ani
2012
13 NIALS Journal of Law and
Development Prof. E. Azinge,
Prof. N. Aduba
Prof. M. Ikhiariale, Prof. A.
Atsenuwa, Prof. D. Poopula
(2011)
Judicial Reform and
Transformation Agenda
Prof Epiphany Azinge&
Prof Dakas CJ Dakas
2012
14 Law and Security in Nigeria
Prof. E. Azinge, Fati Bello
(2011)
NIALS Journal of
Environmental Law Vol
1&2
Prof Lanre Fagbohun
2012

JUNE 2013
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and Dr.ChinyereAni (2011)
NALS Journal on
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2012
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Law and Justice Prof
Epiphany Azinge 2011
NIALS Journal on Law
and Public Policy
Prof Epiphany Azinge &
Dr. AdebisiArewa 2012
17 NIALS Journal on
Business Law
Prof. Epiphany Azinge&
Prof Paul Idornigie 2012

JUNE 2013
18 NIALS Journal of
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Development
2012
19 NIALS International
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Drafting
2012
20 NIALS Journal of
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2012

JUNE 2013
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Epiphany Azinge
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COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION
(NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL)
Two new campuses came on board the Nigeria
Law School during this period, and are located
in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State, and Yola, Adamawa
State.
They are expected to take in 1, 500 students
each from the 2013/2014 academic session,
leading to an increase in the overall intake of
students by the School to 8,000. With this
development, the School can absorb all
graduating students from approved Law
faculties.

The School has undertaken a number of projects
geared towards providing conducive environment
for students. These projects include:
 Water treatment and reticulation in Enugu
Campus;
 Drilling of borehole and reticulation of plumbing
fixtures in Kano Campus;
 Provision of Library books and periodicals in
Yenagoa and Yola campuses.

The Council has constituted a committee to
review the LL.B curriculum in faculties of
Law in Nigeria to meet the current needs of
the country. It has also cleared a backlog of
close to 10,000 students, which arose from
over-admission by some universities. In all,
4,532 lawyers were called to Bar in
2011/2012.

NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)
established in August 1989, has continued to
carry out its statutory mandate of
administering, protecting, promoting,
enforcing and regulating copyright in
Nigeria.

Summary of Proactive Enforcement
Interventions
The Commission has in the course of its
proactive enforcement and prosecutorial
interventions, recorded the following
achievements꞉

Interventions
 Total number of covert anti-piracy surveillance- 150
 Total number of antipiracy raids - 117
 Total number of suspected pirates arrested - 267
 Total number of units of assorted pirated - 4,561,813
copyright works seized

Interventions
 Estimated market value of pirated works seized
-N4,806,744,500
 Total number of pirated works destroyed
- 722 million
 Estimated market value of destroyed works
- N6.5billion
 Total number of containers of pirated works seized
-16

Interventions
 Drastic reduction in the level of piracy, resulting
in about 50% increase in the profit margin of
certain genuine investors in the copyright-based
industries, creation of employment and boost in
tax earning of government from the industry
practitioners
 Favourable perception of Nigeria in the global
fight against copyright piracy.

TABLE W: CONVICTIONS BY THE COMMISSION
FROM 2011 - 2013
2011 3
2012 26
2013 11
Total 40

Note ꞉ About 25% of the convictions were
prison sentences without the option of fine.
Promoting copyright knowledge
Trained 50 legal practitioners on copyright
practice
Trained 60 members of the press on the
basics of copyright
Conducted copyright sensitization
workshop for 800 secondary school students
in Abuja.

In conclusion, I would like to express my
Ministry’s gratitude to His Excellency,
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
GCFR, for the immeasurable support and
encouragement we have received. Let me
also seize this opportunity to also
appreciate the vital role of the media in
publicizing the activities of the Ministry
and its parastatals.

This has continued to raise public
awareness of the concept and practice of
the Rule of Law and all its precepts, as
well as the role of the Ministry of Justice in
ensuring that government and the entire
citizenry respect and observe the Rule of
Law.

I thank you for your kind attention.

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