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MINISTERIAL PLATFORM

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

MID-TERM ACHIEVEMENTS

IN COMMEMMORATION OF THE 2ND

ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT GOODLUCK

EBELE JONATHANS ADMINISTRATION

Presented by

MR. MOHAMMED BELLO ADOKE, SAN, CFR

Honourable Attorney General of the Federation

and Minister of Justice


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1. INTRODUCTION

Accountability of public officers andinstitutions is a key component of this

administrations 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 JonathansAdministration.


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INTRODUCTION

Let me start by expressing my deepappreciation to Almighty God for the rareprivilege of serving this great country duringthe period under review and His Excellency,

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR,for appointing me to this position of publictrust. I also commend Mr. Labaran Maku,the Honourable Minister of Information, for

providing a veritable platform for Ministersto engage with the Nigerian people on theactivities of their Ministries and parastatals,and for sustaining the vibrancy of thisplatform, since assumption of office.


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INTRODUCTION

The Federal Ministry of Justice is essentially aservice ministry established to provide legalsupport services to other Ministries,Departments and Agencies (MDAs) ofgovernment to enable them discharge their

statutory functions in line with the overall policythrust of this administration. Consequently, wehave remained focused in our collectiveendeavours to contribute our quota to therealization of the transformation agenda of thisadministration and have resolutely kept faithwith our vision to MakeJustice accessible toall, consistent with the ideals of Democracyand Rule of Law.


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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 Governments 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:


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ensuring access to justice for all personsand the observance of the rule of law and

due process by all MDAs;

prosecuting crimes against the State anddefending civil cases on behalf of

Government;

negotiating and vetting Contracts/Agreements on behalf of MDAs in order to

protect national interest;


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rendering timely quality legal advice andancillary services to MDAs through the pool

of Legal Advisers posted to them;

facilitating the early translation ofGovernment policies into legislation through

the Ministrys legal drafting function;

ensuring close collaboration with

stakeholders, government agencies, civil

society and the international community in

order to improve on justice delivery, and


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advising government on its treatyobligations, in addition to other sundry

services to the legal profession.


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These functions are discharged through

Core departments in the Ministry, the

Legal Units domiciled in the various MDAswho act as representatives of the Attorney

General of the Federation within their

respective organizations and the liaisonoffices located in the six geo-political zones

of the country. The Ministry also

supervises the activities of the followingparastatals :


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Nigerian Law Reform Commission

Legal Aid Council

Council of Legal Education

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

National Agency for the Prohibition ofTrafficking in Persons

Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal

Studies

Nigerian Copyrights Commission; and

Regional Centre for International

Commercial Arbitration, Lagos.


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3. During the period under review, the

Ministry made significant improvement in itsservice delivery and recorded some milestones

in the discharge of its mandate. Most notable of

the achievements include:

improvement in the prosecution of crimes anddefence 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 (20112013)


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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 thejustice sector aimed at improving access

to justice;

Mainstreaming the implementation of theFreedom of Information Act;



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Drafting of legislation in critical areas such

as the war against terror, money launderingand other economic crimes consistent with

Nigeriasinternational obligations;

timely and efficient internationalcooperation 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.



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4. To engender appreciation of theprogress made in the areas mentioned

above, the activities of some of the

Ministrys professional departments and

units are discussed below in greater detail:

PART III- ELABORATION OF THE

MINISTRYSACHIEVEMENTS


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The major challenge with the prosecution ofthe 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 moraleand poor supervision. This had in the past

resulted in low percentage of cases that are

diligently prosecuted with adverseconsequences and in respect of civil matter,

the high percentage of judgment

debts/arbitral awards against MDAs.

(a)Prosecution of Crimes and Defence of

Cases


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To stem this tide, vigorous capacity buildingtrainings 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 abilitiesleading to more effective prosecution of criminal

cases and defence of civil matters.


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The Code of Conduct for Prosecutors hasbeen 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 drawnfrom 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.


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During the period under review, a total numberof 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 goodnumber 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 theyare apprehended.

Nature of the Criminal Matters handled


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In addition, a total of 244 general offences,

including culpable homicide, rape, armed robberyand 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 orruling/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 fastas we would desire. The absconding of some

accused persons who jumped bail also frustrated

many of the cases.

Nature of the Criminal Matters handled


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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 thepetitions 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 casesand petitions handled by the Ministry during the

period under review.

Petitions


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Table A: Nature of Criminal Cases and

Petitions handled

S/N Type ofCases Receiv-ed InCourt Convi-ctions Petiti-ons CasesConclud

-edCases/Petiti-

ons In

Progr-

ess1. Case

Files319 47 18 - 66 219

2. Petitions 60 - - 60 - -


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DISPOSITIONOFCIVILCASESHANDLED

The period under review, particularly Year2012, witnessed heightened litigations in the

Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High

Courts, the National Industrial Court and the

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. TheMinistry received about 539 civil cases

bordering on different claims which included the

enforcement of Fundamental Human Rights

actions relating to title to land, wrongfultermination of appointments by various MDAs,

Constitutional questions, contractual matters

etc.


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The Ministry was able to conclude over 86matters 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 ableto 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, SevenHundred and Seventy Naira) in Suit No.

ECW/CCJ/APP/ 03/ 11.


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Incorporated Trustees of Miyetti AllahKautalHore 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 ofUS$ 1 Billion (N158, 000,000,000) that

would have been paid as damages.


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JUDGMENTDEBT

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 PoliceForce, the Economic and Financial Crimes

Commission and the Nigerian Bar Association

meets regularly under the chairmanship of the

Solicitor General of the Federation andPermanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of

Justice to verify and authorize payment of

judgment debts obtained against the

government.


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JUDGMENTDEBT

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 ofinterest 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 andSixty Nine Naira, Thirty-Nine Kobo). Table B

contains a summary of the civil cases handled by

the Ministry:


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TABLEB: NATUREOFCIVILMATTERSHANDLED

S/

NTYPES OF

MATTERRECEIV

EDRESOLUTION IN COURT ADR FINANCIAL VALUE

IN FAVOUR OF

NIGERIA

PENDING

NIGERI

AECOWA

SCONVICTIO

NN659, 278,765,770

1 LITIGATION 539 86 4532 ARBITRATIO

N28 10 18

3 NEGOTIATION

20 20

4 LEGALOPINIONS

335 335

5 DEBTJUDGEMENT

89N13, 360,783,169.39

6 REVIEW OFCASES

490 490


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(B) LEGALSUPPORTFORTHEWARAGAINSTTERROR

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 appropriatepenalties 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

governments obligation to provide security

and protect the lives and properties of its

people.


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In response to these exigencies, the

Ministry worked assiduously in concertwith 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.


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Furthermore, the nexus between money

laundering and terrorist financing madeit 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 resultedin the Money Laundering(Prohibition)

Act of 2011.


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The weaknesses identified in the

Terrorism Prohibition Act of 2011 andthe 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 anappropriate legal framework for the war

against terror consistent with global

standards is put in place.


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It will be recalled that recently, the

Office of the Attorney General of theFederation relied on the provisions of the

Terrorism Prevention Act No. 10 of 2011

as amended to seek the proscription of

JAMAATU AHLIS-SUNNA

LIDDAAWATI WALJIHADand

JAMAATU ANSARUL MUSLIMINA

FI BILADIS SUDAN in Nigeria.


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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 twoassociations in any part of Nigeria either in

groups or as individuals by whatever names

they are called, and


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(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.


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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.


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(C) INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION

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 countriesin 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 andbureaucratic red tape, which often put the country

in default of her international obligations in this

respect.

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To address this challenge, the Central

Authority Unitwas established under thedirect supervision of the Attorney General of

the Federation during the period under

review. This has resulted in specialized

training and equipping of the unit forefficient and effective performance, and

timely response to requests for cooperation.

The Ministry is grateful to the BritishCouncil and the United States Embassy for

the support they have given to strengthen

the unit.

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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 ofinternational 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.

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The passage of the Bill into law will further

complement the institutional changes thatwe have made, particularly the workable

synergy with all the Competent Authorities

as well as other MDAs involved in the

execution of all forms of internationalcooperation in criminal matters to fast-track

the processing of requests for mutual legal

assistance (MLA). Table C below containsthe summary of the requests received and

the output of the Unit.

TABLE C MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS


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TABLEC: MUTUALLEGALASSISTANCEREQUESTS

HANDLED

Total

No. of

MLARequests

No. of

Requests

processedand

forwarded to

competent

authorities

forexecution

No. of MLA

requests

concludedand

forwarded

to

RequestingCountries

No. of

requests

underprocess

No. of MLA

Request

forwarded byNigeria to other

requestedCountries

119 68 19 30 12

TABLE C: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE


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TABLEC: MUTUALLEGALASSISTANCE

REQUESTSHANDLED

The Extradition Act CAP. E.25, LFN 2004 that

governs extradition, another form of internationalcooperation, is undergoing review to bring it in

conformity with Nigeriastreaty obligations. Unlike

MLA, extradition is a process that involves the

Judiciary. Consequently all requests for extraditionmust 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


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TABLED: EXTRADITIONREQUESTSRECEIVEDAND

PROCESSED

Total No.

ofExtraditio

nRequests

No. of

Requestsconcluded

and

fugitives

surrendere

d by

Nigeria

No. of Cases

underProcess

awaiting

arrest of

fugitives by

the law

enforcementauthorities

No. of

Requestspending

in the

Federal

HighCourts

No. of

Requests in the

Court ofAppeal

No. of

OutgoingRequests

forwarded

by Nigeria

to

Requested

Countries34 9 12 6 3 4

(D) STOLEN ASSETS RECOVERY


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(D) STOLENASSETSRECOVERY

During the period under review, the Ministry

intensified its efforts to trace and repatriate

Nigerias stolen assets abroad. In thisconnection we have maintained effective liaison

and communication with targeted jurisdictions

to keep pace with asset recovery proceedings in

those jurisdictions. In 2011, our close liaisonand 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.

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(E) COMPREHENSIVESTRATEGYTOFIGHT

CORRUPTION

The Ministry, in the discharge of its mandate asthe 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 thecountry. While the different anti-corruption

agencies have been doing a commendable job of

fighting corruption in the country, Nigerias

treaty obligations require her to have a NationalAnti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) that is holistic

and inclusive.


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During the period under review, the

Ministry has been working assiduously

with the Inter-Agency Task Team, civilsociety and our development partners to

articulate a Strategy with appropriate

Action Plans for all the agencies involvedin 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.


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As soon as the Stakeholder Validation

workshop scheduled for 18thof July 2013 is

held, the NACS will be finalized and sentto the Federal Executive Council for

approval as a policy document. This is to

give effect to this administrations zerotolerance for corruption and its

commitment to fighting corruption in all its

ramifications.


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The Ministry continued to improve on thedischarge 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 2ndand 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 Governments 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


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In 2012, out of the18 Executive Bills proposed, 10Bills 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 Eand 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


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ab e Su a y o s ocessed 0S/N BILL

NUMBER

TITLE OF BILL INSTRUCTING AUTHORITY STATUSOF 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 PASSED4 FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL OF NIGERIA BILL,

2011FEDERAL MINISTRY OF

FINANCEPASSED

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

EDUCATIONPASSED

8 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OFJUSTICE

PASSED

9 SB 208 MONEY LAUNDERING (PROHIBITION) BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OFJUSTICE

PASSED

10 TERRORISM (PREVENTION) BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OFJUSTICE

PASSED

11 ELECTRORAL (AMENDMENT NO. 2) BILL, 2011 FEDERAL MINISTRY OFJUSTICE/ INEC

PASSED

Table F -Summary of Bills Processed in 2012


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yS/N BILL

NUMBE

R

TITLE OF BILL INSTRUCTINGAUTHORITY

STATUS OF BILL

1 BILL 732 UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2012 FEDERALGOVERNEMENT Pending BeforeNASS

2 BILL 737 MUTUAL ASSISTANCE INCRIMINAL 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

COUNCIL4 BILL 719 Emergency Powers Bill, 2012 FEDERAL MINISTRY

OF JUSTICEUnder Review by

FMOJ5 BILL 720 Nigerian Police Act (Repeal and

Re-enactment) Bill, 2011THE NIGERIA

POLICE FORCEPending Before

NASS



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y

6 722 A Bill For an Act to Amendthe Nigerian Law ReformCommission Act, 2012

LAW REFORMCOMMISSION Pending BeforeNASS

7 723 A Bill for an Act to amend theFederal High Court Act to makeprovision for increase in the

number of Judges of the FederalHigh Court (from 70 to 100)

FEDERAL HIGH

COURTPending Before

NASS

8 A Bill For An Act To Amend TheTerrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011

And For Other Related Matters

FEDERAL MINISTRYOF JUSTICE PASSED

10 A Bill for An Act To RepealTrafficking In Persons

(Prohibition) Law Enforcement

And Administration Act, 2003 As

Amended And To Enact The

Trafficking In Persons

(Prohibition), Enforcement AndAdministrative Act To Provide

Measures Against Trafficking

And Smuggling Of Persons AndRelated Matters, 2012

NAPTIP Pending BeforeNASS

11 Administration of CriminalJustice Bill, 2012 FMOJ Under Review byFMOJ



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y12 Witness Protection Bill, 2012 FMOJ Under Review by

FMOJ13 Proceeds of Crimes Bill, 2012 FMOJ Under Review by

FMOJ14 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 AFFAIRSPending Before NASS

15 A Bill For An Act to ProhibitChemical 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



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y

16 733 A Bill for an Act to amend theFederal Universities of

Agriculture Act, 2004 (Michael

Okpara University of

Agriculture) Umudike, 2012

FEDERAL

MINISTRY OF

EDUCATION

Pending Before

NASS

17 A Bill For An Act To Provide ForThe 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

18 A Bill For An Act To Provide ForThe 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

St t t I t t


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Statutory Instruments

Apart from legislation, the Ministry also

processed 33 Statutory Instruments duringthe period under review. Out of this

number, 18 have been gazetted, 13 are

ready to be gazetted, while 1 is pendingreview by the Ministry of Interior. Table G

below contains a summary of the Statutory

Instruments processed by the Ministryduring the period under review.

Table G: Summary of Statutory Instruments


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Processed IN 2012S/N STATUTO

RY

INSTRUM

ENT

NUMBER

TITLE INSTRUCTIN

G

AUTHORITYSTATUS

1 S.I 909 IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE OFEMERGENCY IN SOME PARTS OF

THE FEDERATION.PRESIDENCY FINALIZE

D2 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 OFEMERGENCY IN CERTAIN LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AREAS OF THE

COUNTRY.

PRESIDENCY GAZETTED



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Processed IN 2012

4 S.I 910 IMPLEMENTATION OFPRESIDENT WAIVER &EXEMPTION OF TAXES ON ALL

GOVERNMENT CORPORATE

SUB-NATIONAL AND OTHER

BODIES.

FEDERAL

MINISTRY OFFINANACE/

FIRS

FINALIZE

D

5 COMPANIES AND INCOME TAXACT LFN 2004 (COMPANIES

INCOME TAX EXEMPTION)

ORDER, 2012.

FEDERAL

MINISTRY OF

FINANACE/

FIRS

FINALIZE

D

6 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITYREGULATORY COMMISSION

(DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL

MULTIYEAR TARIFF ORDER,2012

NERC FINALIZED



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Processed IN 2012

7 CHARTERED INSTITUTE OFSTOCKBROKERS

DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL

(PROCEDURES) RULES 2012.

NERC FINALIZED

8 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITYREGULATORY COMMISSION

(FORUM RULES)

REGULATIONS, 2012.

NERC FINALIZED

9 FEDERAL INLAND REVENUESERVICE (ESTABLISHMENT)

ACT 2007. INCOME TAX

(TRANSFER

PRICING)REGULATIONS , 2012

FEDERAL

MINISTRY

OF

FINANACE/

FIRS

FINALIZ

ED



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Processed IN 201210 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 TRAFFICREGULATIONS, 2012

FRSC FINALIZED

12 S.I 768 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITYREGULATORY

COMMISSION(METHODOLOG

Y FOR ESTIMATED BILLINGS)

REGULATIONS, 2012

NERC FINALIZED



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Processed IN 2012

13 S.I 769 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITYREGULATORYCOMMISSION(METHODOLOGY

FOR THE DETERMINATION OF

CONNECTION CHARGES FOR

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY)

REGULATIONS, 2012

NERC FINALIZED

14 S.I 770 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITYREGULATORY COMMISSION

(INDEPENDENT ELECTRICITY

DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS)

REGULATIONS, 2012.

NERC FINALIZED

15 S.I 771 NIGERIAN ELECTRICITYREGULATORY COMMISSION

(ACQUISITION OF LAND AND

ACCESS RIGHTS FOR

ELECTRICITY PROJECTS IN

NIGERIA) REGULATIONS, 2012

NERC FINALIZED



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Processed IN 2012

16 S.I 777 INLAND WATERWAYS ANDNON-CONVENTIONVESSELS SAFETY

REGULATIONS, 2012,

(MERCHANT SHIPPING

ACT, 2007).

NIMASA GAZETTED

17

S.I 778

THE MERCHANT SHIPPINGACT 2007, (LIABILITY AND

COMPENSATION )

REGULATIONS , 2012)NIMASA

GAZETTED

18 S.I 779 THE MERCHANT SHIPPING(ANTI FOULING

SYSTEMS)REGUALTIONS

2012

NIMASA GAZETTED

19 S.I 780 THE MERCHANT SHIPPING(BALLAST WATER

REGUALTIONS) 2012NIMASA GAZETT

ED



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Processed IN 2012

20 S.I 781 MERCHANT SHIPPING(SEA DUMPING)

REGUALTIONS 2012NIMASA GAZET

TED21 S.I 782 MERCHANT SHIPPING

(PREVENTION OF

POLLUTION OF GARBAGE)REGULATIONS 2012

NIMASA GAZETTED

22 S.I 783 MERCHANT SHIPPING(PREVENTION OF

POLLUTION BY HARMFUL

SUBSTANCES IN

PACKAGED FORM)

REGULATIONS, 2012

NIMASA GAZETTED



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Processed IN 2012

23 S.I 784 MERCHANT SHIPPING(LIABILITY AND

COMPENSATION)

REGUALTIONS 2012

NIMASA GAZETTED

24 S.I 785 MARINE ENVIRONMENT(SEA PROTECTION LEVY)REGULATIONS, 2012

NIMASA GAZETTED

25 S.I 786 MERCHANT SHIPPING

ACT 2007 (SEA DUMPING

REGULATIONS, 2012).NIMASA GAZET

TED



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Processed IN 2012

26 S.I 787 THE MERCHANTSHIPPING(DANGEROUS AND

NOXIOUS LIQUID

SUBSTANCES IN BULK)

REGULATIONS 2012

NIMASA GAZETTED

27 S.I 788 MERCHANT SHIPPING(PREVENTION OF

POLLUTION BY

GARBAGE )

REGULATIONS, 2012

NIMASA GAZETTED

28 S.I 789 PETROLEUM ACT 2004(PREMIUM MOTOR

SPIRIT (PRICE FIXING)

ORDER, 2012

FEDERALMINISTRY OF

PETROLEUM

RESOURCES

GAZETTED



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Processed IN 2012

29 S.I 790 NIGERIA TAX PAYERIDENTIFICATION NUMBER

REGULATIONS,

2012(FEDERAL INLAND

REVENUE SERVICE (

ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007

FEDERAL

MINISTRY OF

FINANACE/

FIRS

FINALIZED

30 S.I 791 WEIGHT AND MEASURES ACT2004 ( 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 ANDINVESTMENT

32 S.I 793 FIRE SERVICE ACT LFN 2004NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE

CODE, 2013MINISTRY OF

INTERIORFINALIZED



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Processed IN 2012

33 S,I 794 PERSONAL INCOME TAXACT 2004 (EXEMPTION OF

HOLDERS OF BONDS AND

SHORT TERM

GOVERNMENT

SECURITIES NOTICE, 2011

FEDERAL

MINISTRY

OF

FINANACE/

FIRS

FINALI

ZED

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(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 reconciliationmeetings 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 theactivities of the Solicitors Department.

Table H: Summary of the Activities of the Solicitors

D


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Department

S/N Nature of the

applicationsreceivedNo. of

Applicationsreceived

No. of

Applicationstreated

No. of

ApprovalsGranted

Pending

Applications1 Legal Advice to

the FGN 15 15 15 -2 Contract/Agreem

ents from MDAs85 85 85 -

3 Contracts/Agreements between

FMOJ andContractors

21 21 21 -

Table H: Summary of the Activities of the Solicitors

D


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Department

4 Negotiationand

ReconciliatoryMeetings

102 102 102 -

5 Consent of theHAGF to

incorporate

under Part CCAMA

543 411 411 -

6 Approvals toMDAs to Engage

External

Solicitors andpayments oftheir fees

249 249 249 -

7 Other Meetingsand Workshopsattended

78 78 78 -

(h)Mainstreaming the Implementation of the


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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 strategicobjective in my Strategy For the

Implementation of Justice Sector

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To ensure its implementation and in

fulfillment of my responsibilities under the

Act, I issued anAdvisory Memorandum

HAGF/MDAs/FOIA/2012/1 of 28th

January 2012to all MDAs to sensitise themon the new regime of open government and

their obligations under the Act. This was

followed by series of sensitization workshopsto engender understanding of the

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In furtherance of my responsibility to ensure the

implementation of the Act, I issued theGuidelines 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 RevisedGuidelines on the Freedom of Information

Act with the generous assistance of the United

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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, 080111004929and 08106577514 to enable the general

public to engage with the Ministry on

matters related to the implementation of theFOIA.


f f A
http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/http://www.justice.gov.ng/


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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 theFederations reporting obligations under the

Act. The cumulative effect of these measures

and efforts is to give effect to this

administrations commitment to accountabilityand transparency in Government.


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(i) Compliance with Treaty Obligations


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The ministry and its parastatals have also

been active in the work of the 6thCommittee

of the United Nations General Assembly

(UNGA), the United Nations Convention

Against Corruption (UNCAC), UnitedNations Convention on Transnational

Organised Crime (UNTOC) and the World

Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO).

Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements


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To give effect to governments resolve to create an

enabling environment for the reception of foreigninvestments, 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 andPakistan. Table H below contains a summary of

the IPPAs and the various stages of negotiation.

Table I- Summary of the IPPAs Negotiated or Signed


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S/

NCOUNTRY DATE STATUS REMARKS

1 Republic ofAustria

March

2013The IPPA has been

signedThe IPPA was duly

negotiated and signed2 EU Countries

i) Belgium

ii) Czech

iii) Latvia

iv) Lithuania

v) Croatia

vi) Belarus

Negotiations are on-

goingWith 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 May2013

1stRound negotiations

concludedThe 2ndRound

Negotiations will be

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2013



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4 Japan May 2013 Negotiations have beenreopened

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 forEconomic Cooperation

and Development

(OECD) model.

5 Vietnam April 2012 Negotiations are on-going First round negotiationswere concluded in 2012.Grey areas raised during

the negotiations have been

reviewed. 2ndRound

negotiations are being

awaited.



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6 Qatar March

2013Drafts have

been

exchanged7 Indonesia Octob

er

2012Drafts have

been exchanged8 Iran9 Pakistan

D i th i d d i th Mi i t l


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During the period under review, the Ministry also

prepared 14 instruments of ratification to give

effect to Nigerias multilateral and bilateraltreaties/agreements. These include treaties,

conventions, optional protocols under various

United Nations, African Union and International

Labour Organization (ILO) and InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU). The Bilateral

agreements are with Austria, South Africa and

Switzerland. This is in line with the Ministrys

resolve to ensure timely compliance withinternational treaty obligations. Table I below

shows the summary of the instruments prepared

from 2011 to date.

Table J- Summary of Instruments Prepared


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S/

NINSTRUMENTS ORGANIZATI

ON/COUNTRYDATE

RATIFIED1. Instrument of Accession

to the Convention on the

Reduction of

Statelessness

International

Labour

Organization16th

September

20112. Instrument of Accession

to the Convention

Relating to the Status of

Stateless Persons

United Nations 16thSeptember

20113. Instrument of

Ratification of the

African Charter on

Democracy, Elections and

Governance

United Nations 1stDecember2011



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4. Instrument of Ratification ofthe African Union Convention

for the Protection and

Assistance of InternallyDisplaced Persons in Africa

(Kampala Convention)

African Union 17thApril, 2012

5. Instrument of Ratification of theInstruments Amending the

Constitution of the InternationalTelecommunication 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

28thAugust, 2012



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6. Instrument of Accession tothe Convention on the

Prevention and

Punishment of Crimes

Against Internationally

Protected Persons including

Diplomatic Agents, New

York, 14 December, 1973

United Nations 7thSeptember,2012

7. Instrument of Declaration toArticle 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 7thSeptember,2012



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8. Instrument ofAccession to the

Convention for theSuppression of Acts

of Nuclear Terrorism

United

Nations7th

September,


Ratification on theArms, Trade Treaty

United Nations 31stMay,2013

10. Instrument ofRatification of the

Maritime Labour

Convention 2006

International

Labour

Organisation6thJune,

2013



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8. Instrument ofAccession to the

Convention for theSuppression of Acts

of Nuclear Terrorism

United

Nations7th

September,


Ratification on theArms, Trade Treaty

United Nations 31stMay,2013

10. Instrument ofRatification of the

Maritime Labour

Convention 2006

International

Labour

Organisation6thJune,

2013



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INSTRUMENTS ORGANIZATION DATE SIGNED11. Investment Promotion and

Protection Agreement (IPPA)

negotiated and concluded with

the Republic of Austria

Austria March 2013

12. Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the

Federal Republic of Nigeria

and the Republic of South

Africa on cooperation in the

Legal Field

South Africa 7thMay, 2013

13. Readmission Agreementbetween Nigeria and Austria

Austria 8thJune, 201214 Migration Partnership between

Nigeria and SwitzerlandSwitzerland 14thFebruary

2011

(j)Capacity Building for Effective Performance


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In order to improve the quality of service

delivery, the Federal Ministry of Justiceembarked 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 andmotivated.

(j)Capacity Building for Effective Performance


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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 theUnited 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 theAll Nigeria Law Reports.


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PART IV: PARASTATALS


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The Agency has maintained intensive and

extensive coverage of all the nooks andcrannies 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 DrugMajor List by the Government of

the United States of American since 2009

still remains a remarkable achievement.

Arrests and Seizures


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TABLE K: SEIZURES (KGS) FROM 2010

TO DATE607,104.27KGSS/

NTYPES OF DRUGS QUANTITY

1. Cocaine Seizures 1,249.12 kg2. Heroin 442,862 kg3. Cannabis Sativa 595,303.63 kg4. Psychotropic Substances 9,805.012 kg5. Methamphetamines 293.638 kg

TABLE L: ARRESTS AT THE SEAPORTS


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YEAR WEIGHT SUBSTANCE COUNTRY2011 110 kg Cocaine Bolivia2011 165 kg Heroin Bolivia2012 113.49 kg Heroin Pakistan

TABLE M: ARRESTS AND SEIZURES

BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012


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Year Cannabis Cocaine Heroin Others Total Male Female Total2011 191,847.91 410.81 39.75 2,985,447 195,283.9 8,072 567 8,6392012 228,794.13 131.89 211.03 4,562.585 233,699.64 7,510 542 8,052Total 420,642.04 542.70 250.78 7,548.032 428,983.54 15,582 1,109 16,691

TABLE N: PROSECUTION RECORDS



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Year

Convicted

Acquitted

Concluded

Pending

2011 1,491 10 1,501 7012012 1,720 18 1,738 660Total 3,211 28 3,239 1,361

TABLE O: DDRD RECORD OF ACTIVITIES



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Year

Counseled

Referrals Concluded On-Going

2011 4,162 22 4,184 1912012 4,136 22 4,158 142Total 8,298 44 8,342 333

LEGAL AID COUNCIL


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During the period under review, the Legal

Aid Council provided access to justice, andlegal representation in respect of criminal

and civil matters. It handled the following

cases:

NATURE OF

CASESNUMBER OF

APPLICATIONS

RECEIVEDAPPROVED

CASES

(GRANTED)COMPLETED

CASES

Criminal 8730 8730 4868Civil 1912 1912 1106PDSS (Police

Duty Solicitor

Scheme)2851 2851

TABLE: P

LEGAL AID COUNCIL


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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 Accessto Justice in a Democracy,

and held a Sensitization and Awareness

campaign on how to access the Councilsservices.

THE NIGERIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION


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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 Punishmentfor its contravention and other related

matters



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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



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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


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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

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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 humantrafficking;


O A C G SO S A O


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Liaison with National Education Research

Development Council to integrate human

trafficking into the educational curriculum of

Nigerian schools;

Launching of the IAM PRICELESScampaign

in collaboration with UNODC in the frameworkof the EU-sponsored 10thEDF project;




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Stakeholders meetings and community

dialogues in six project states

TABLE Q: SUMMARY OF CONVICTIONS: 2011-

20 3


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2013

S/N 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL1. ABUJA 1 - 1 22. LAGOS 8 9 3 203. KANO 9 4 9 224. UYO - 4 - 45. BENIN 22 2 - 246. SOKOTO 6 1 2 97. ENUGU - 1 - 18. MAIDUGURI 4 2 - 6

TOTAL 50 23 15 88

TABLE R: Summary of Activities


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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

D982 982 23 179 179

NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL

STUDIES (NIALS)


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STUDIES (NIALS)

The Nigerian Institute of Advanced LegalStudies is Nigerias foremost institution for

legal research and advanced studies in law

and related disciplines. As the primarysource 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)


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STUDIES (NIALS)

Students enrolment for this periodcomprises 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


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2010 - 2013

S/N PROJECT DURATION1. NIALS Annotation on

Banking Statutes2010 Completed

2. NIALS Annotation onMatrimonial Causes

2010 Completed

3. Restatement of CustomaryLaws 2010-2013 Completed

4. Electoral Act Annotation 2010-2013 Ongoing5. NIALS Annual Survey of

Laws2013 Completed


2010 2013


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2010 - 2013

6. Traditional Administartionof Justice

7. CAMA Annotation 2012-2013 Ongoing8. NIALS Dictionary of

Customary Law2012 Completed

9. Evidence Annotation 2011- 2013 Ongoing10. The Effect of Cost on the

Judicial System2013 Ongoing


2010 2013


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2010 - 2013

11. Review of YobeState Laws 2013(9months) Ongoing

12. Traditional

Administration of

Justice in Nigeria2012- 2013

(9 months)

Completed

13. Nigerias JudicialPerformance

Evaluation 2008-20112012 Completed

TABLE T: STUDENT ENROLMENT INTO THE

AKINOLA AGUDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL


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AKINOLA AGUDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

FROM 2011 - 2013

YEAR LL.M DIPLOMA Ph.D TOTAL2011/2012 9 8 72012/2013 14 11 5Total 23 19 12 54

TABLE U: INSTITUTECOURSES/WORKSHOPS: 2011June 2013


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S/N 2011 2012 2013Training 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 2013Training Course for

Public Prosecutors;

April, 2011

Training Course on

Legislative Strategic

Planning and

Management;

May 2012

Nuclear Law;

February 2013



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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 2013Training Course of

Legal Writing Skillsfor Lawyers;

May, 2011

African Regional

Course for GovernmentLegal 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 andGas Contract and

Dispute Resolution;

May 2012

NIALS/Nigerian Navy

Training Course on Military

Law;

March 2013



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32nd National

AdvancedCourse in

Practice and

Procedure;

NovemberSpecialised

Trailor-made for

State Counsels

in the Federal

Ministry of

Justice;

December 2012

TABLE V: INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS: 2011JUNE 2013


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S/NO 2011 2012 20131. 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


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3. Administration ofJustice 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

EpiphanyAzinge&Adej

okeAdediran

2013



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4 NIALS Journal Of

Supreme Court Review

;Prof. Epiphany Azinge

(2011)

Nigerias Legislative

Process

Prof Epiphany

Azinge& Suzie Ofunai

2012

Code of Good

Governance Prof

Epiphany

Azinge&AdejokeAde

diran 2013

5 The Lawyer That We ShouldBe: Time to provide the legal

profession in Nigeria Oba

Nsugbe, QC, SAN FRSA

(2011)

Drafting Legislation inNigeria: Constitutional

Imperatives

Prof Epiphany

Azinge&NgoziNdombana

2012

Freedom of ProtestProf Epiphany

Azinge& Lillian Uche

2013



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6. Nigerian major Land

Reform and Adaptive

Strategies of Harnessingits Social

Justice Objectives. Hon.

Justice I. A. Umezulike

(2011)

Political Financing

and Expenditure

Ceiling for 2011Election

Prof Epiphany

Azinge

2012

NIALS Dictionary

of African

Customary Law

Prof Epiphany

Azinge & Oluchi

Nwakaego 2013

7. State of the FederationLecture: To Have and to

Have Not: Corruption,

Social Justice and

Transformation inContemporary 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



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8 Proceeds of crime in

Nigeria: Getting our

Act RightAdedeji

Adekunle (2011)

Competition Law

and Policy in

Nigeria

Prof. Epiphany

Azinge& Laura Ani

2012

Nigerias

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



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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 BolajiOwasanoye 2012



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12 NIALS Laws of Nigeria(Annotated) Banking

statutes Prof. EpiphanyAzinge SAN (2011)

Principles of

Negotiation and

MediationProf. 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


Ri h f P i h NALS J l


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15 Rights of Persons withDisabilities Prof. E. Azinge

and Dr.ChinyereAni (2011)NALS Journal on

Health Law and

Policy


& Dr. NkoliAniekwu

2012

16

NIALS Journal of CriminalLaw and Justice Prof

Epiphany Azinge 2011

NIALS Journal on Lawand Public Policy

Prof Epiphany Azinge &

Dr. AdebisiArewa 2012

17 NIALS Journal onBusiness LawProf. Epiphany Azinge&

Prof Paul Idornigie 2012


18 NIALS J l f


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18 NIALS Journal ofLaw and

Development


2012

19 NIALS InternationalJournal on Legislative

Drafting


2012

20 NIALS Journal ofMaritime LawProf Epiphany Azinge

2012



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21 Cabotage Law Prof

Epiphany Azinge

&OsatoEruaga 2012

22 Justice, Security andWomens Helath: AGlobal Perspective

Prof SussaneKarstedt

2012

COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION(NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL)


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Two new campuses came on board the Nigeria

Law School during this period, and are locatedin 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 thisdevelopment, the School can absorb all

graduating students from approved Law

faculties.



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The School has undertaken a number of projects

geared towards providing conducive environmentfor 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.



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The Council has constituted a committee to

review the LL.B curriculum in faculties ofLaw in Nigeria to meet the current needs of

the country. It has also cleared a backlog of

close to 10,000 students, which arose fromover-admission by some universities. In all,

4,532 lawyers were called to Bar in

2011/2012.

NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION


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The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)

established in August 1989, has continued tocarry out its statutory mandate of

administering, protecting, promoting,

enforcing and regulating copyright inNigeria.

Summary of Proactive Enforcement

Interventions


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Interventions

The Commission has in the course of itsproactive enforcement and prosecutorial

interventions, recorded the following

achievements


Interventions


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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


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te ve t o s

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


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Drastic reduction in the level of piracy, resultingin 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 industrypractitioners

Favourable perception of Nigeria in the global

fight against copyright piracy.

TABLE W: CONVICTIONS BY THE COMMISSION

FROM 2011 - 2013


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2011

3

2012 262013 11Total 40

Note About 25% of the convictions were

prison sentences without the option of fine.


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prison sentences without the option of fine.

Promoting copyright knowledge

Trained 50legal practitioners on copyright

practice

Trained 60members of the press on the

basics of copyright

Conducted copyright sensitization

workshop for 800secondary school students

in Abuja


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CONCLUSION


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In conclusion, I would like to express my

Ministrys gratitude to His Excellency,

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,

GCFR, for the immeasurable support and

encouragement we have received. Let mealso seize this opportunity to also

appreciate the vital role of the media in

publicizing the activities of the Ministryand its parastatals.


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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 entirecitizenry respect and observe the Rule of

Law.


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I thank you for your kind attention.

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