FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IDENTIFIES 268 OBSOLETE LAWS IN REVIEW OF 2025 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION

The Federal Government has identified 268 federal laws as obsolete, archaic and spent, and will drop them from the statute books as part of a comprehensive review of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN).

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, LATEEF FAGBEMI, made this known in Abuja at the presentation of the final report of the Committee on the Review, Update and Consolidation of the Laws of the Federation.

FAGBEMI explained that 664 enactments, together with their relevant subsidiary legislation, had been selected for inclusion in the updated edition, pointing out that Nigeria’s last official consolidation of federal laws took place in 2004.

He stated that the report would be submitted to President BOLA TINUBU for onward presentation to the National Assembly for legislative consideration, while emphasising the importance of establishing a lasting framework for regular reviews.