Sworn in as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on 21 August 2023, leading the first batch of Tinubu's 45 ministers.
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21 Aug 2023Source: Newsverge ↗
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Incumbent · APC · Home state: Kwara
Lateef Fagbemi
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
In office since 21 Aug 2023 — present
Lateef Fagbemi, born 16 July 1959 in Ijagbo, Kwara State, is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who founded the law firm Lateef Fagbemi & Co. He was the APC's lead counsel at the 2023 presidential election petition tribunal. Sworn in as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on 21 August 2023, he has superintended high-profile federal prosecutions and justice-sector reforms. He is a member of the APC.
Born: 1959-07-16
Education: LL.B, University of Jos (1984); called to the Nigerian Bar (1985); LL.M, Obafemi Awolowo University (1987); Senior Advocate of Nigeria (1998)
Previous offices: Founder and Principal Partner, Lateef Fagbemi & Co. · Lead counsel to the APC at the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
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Urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a N1 billion fundamental rights suit by former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai challenging an ICPC search of his Abuja residence, arguing El-Rufai disclosed no reasonable cause of action.
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22 Sept 2026Source: The Telegraph Nigeria ↗
Led the prosecution team in the DSS cyberbullying trial of activist Omoyele Sowore on 28 July 2026, arguing the defence could not insist on the personal appearance of the DSS Director-General where another official could testify.
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02 Oct 2026Source: Daily Dispatch ↗
A Federal High Court dismissed El-Rufai's separate suit seeking to stop the ICPC and others from freezing his accounts and seizing his assets, after the ICPC called it an abuse of court process.
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08 Oct 2026Source: Newspoint Nigeria ↗
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