Nigeria committee submits review of 932 federal laws

Nigeria’s Committee for the Review of the Laws of the Federation submitted its final report to the Federal Government on November 12, setting out a review of 932 federal enactments and 731 subsidiary legislations. The report proposes an updated 2025 compilation, but officials gave different totals for how many enactments should be included and excluded.

Committee chairman Olawale Fapohonda said 664 enactments and their accompanying subsidiary legislation had been cleared for inclusion, while 268 were dropped as obsolete, spent or repealed. Attorney-General and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi gave a different breakdown, saying 663 enactments were selected and 269 excluded. Both sets of figures total 932; the one-enactment difference was not explained at the presentation.

The review is intended to update and consolidate federal laws that have accumulated since the last official consolidation in 2004. Fagbemi said the report would go to President Bola Tinubu for consideration and onward transmission to the National Assembly, where proposed legislative measures would require consideration. The submission therefore marks a completed review, not final approval of the proposed...