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FG Reviews 932 Laws, Drops 269 Obsolete Enactments From New LFN
The review aims to remove obsolete laws and improve access, with 14 working groups helping draft a proposed 20-volume code.
- The Federal Government reviewed 932 federal enactments and 731 subsidiary legislations, identifying 269 laws as obsolete, spent, or repealed for exclusion from the proposed 2025 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria .
- Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, stated the exercise ensures federal laws remain coherent and responsive to evolving needs, addressing archaic statutory language and outdated fines as low as 10 or 50.
- Committee Chairman Olawale Fapohunda deployed 14 working groups and digital collaboration tools while consulting the Nigerian Law Reform Commission and Law Commission of England and Wales for comparative technical perspectives.
- Fapohunda formally presented the final 20-volume report to the AGF, who requested National Assembly cooperation for timely consideration before transmission to President Bola Tinubu for executive action.
- Beyond the 2025 edition, the committee recommended establishing a centralized national repository and a sustainable mechanism for continuous law revision to prevent lengthy gaps between future consolidation exercises.
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Nigeria to Drop 269 Obsolete Federal Laws, 663 Others
The Law Review Committee of the Federal Government has found 269 federal laws to be obsolete, archaic and spent, while 663 others are to be transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu for consideration to bring them in line with international best practices.
·Washington, United States
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FG moves to abolish 269 obsolete laws as review committee submits report
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Federal Government on Thursday began the process of repealing 269 laws it described as obsolete. The action followed the formal presentation of the report of the committee set up in 2024 to review all the laws in the country to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
·Nigeria
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