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The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC; in full the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission) is a Nigerian agency that was inaugurated on 29/9/2000 following the recommendation of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The Nigeria Sexual Offender and Service Provider Database (NSOD) is a database that consists of the sexual offender register and the service provider register. It is a document of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons by the Federal Government of Nigeria, published in September 2019 to document cases of sexual violence and run background checks on sexual offenders ...
The Economic as Financial Crimes Commission launched an application on the 14th of July, 2021 called the "Eagle Eye App". The app was specifically crafted to simplify the process of reporting financial and economic crimes in Nigeria. The application is a clear demonstration of the EFCC's technology-driven efforts to facilitate public ...
Sharia law (also known as Islamic law) is law that is used only in the predominantly Muslim northern states of the country. [22] Sharia, meaning "way" or "path" in religious law of Islam, [23] has been in Nigeria for a long time. Civil sharia law has been enshrined in the various Nigerian constitutions since independence. The most recent ...
The death penalty is authorized by Section 33 of the Constitution of Nigeria. [2] Capital crimes are defined under several laws, namely The Criminal Code Act LFN (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 1990 (which is almost impari materia with the various Criminal Code laws in the Southern part of Nigeria), The Penal Code Act LFN 1990 (impari materia with the Penal Code operational in the various ...
The bill for Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) was enacted in 2013 and passed by the House of Representatives (Nigeria) on May 14, 2015 and passed by the Senate of Nigeria May 14, 2015. [6] The two legislative houses completed all the processes and transmitted the bill for assent to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The offence of perjury is created by section 117 of the Criminal Code which reads: Any person who, in any judicial proceeding, or for the purpose of instituting any judicial proceeding, knowingly gives false testimony touching any matter which is material to any question then depending in that proceeding, or intended to be raised in that proceeding, is guilty of an offence, which is called ...
The Federal Ministry of Justice is the legal arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria, primarily concerned with bringing cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government. [1] The headquarters of the organisation are located in the Maitama district, Abuja. [2]