FEDERAL SOLICITORS-GENERAL OF NIGERIA
| Federal Attorneys-General | State Attorneys-General |
| Federal Solicitors-General | State Solicitors-General |
The top bureaucrat in the Ministry of Justice of the Federal Government of Nigeria is called the Solicitor-General of the Federation. That officer also also doubles as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry.
LIST OF SOLICITORS-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
| S/N | NAME(S) | GENDER | TENURE | STATE OF ORIGIN |
| 1. | GODFREY KIO JAJA AMACHREE | M | 11TH Nov, 1958 – 1962 | RIVERS |
| 2. | ADEITAN AYINDE ADEDIRAN | M | 30th Sept, 1968 – 20THAug, 1974 | OYO |
| 3. | JOSEPH DIEKOLA OGUNDERE | M | 1st Jan, 1975 – 1976 | OYO |
| 4. | THOMAS SHOGBETUN | M | 2ndJan,1976 – 1st June, 1977 | OGUN |
| 5. | SIJI SOETAN | M | 1st June, 1977 – 2ndMarch,1981 | OGUN |
| 6. | HOWARD FYNN DAVID-WEST | M | 2ndMarch, 1981 – 26thMay, 1988 | RIVERS |
| 7. | DR. JAMES BABATUNDE AJALA | M | 27THMay,1988 – Dec, 1991 | OYO |
| 8. | SUNDAY. O. OJOMO | M | JAN, 1992 – July, 1993 | ONDO |
| 9. | PROF. WOLE AKANLE | M | JULY, 1993 – July,1994 | ONDO |
| 10. | TOCHUKWU ONWUGBUFOR, SAN | M | 7TH JULY, 1994 – 30thApril, 1999 | ANAMBRA |
| 11. | AKIN AKINLEYE | M | 31st April, 1999 – 17thMay, 2000 | OYO |
| 12. | TURI .O. AKERELE | F | 18th May, 2000 – 8th May, 2001 | LAGOS |
| 13. | TITILAYO A. ASABI OSINUGA | F | 9th May, 2001 – 1stMarch, 2003 | LAGOS |
| 14. | PROF. IGNATIUS AKAYAR AYUA, SAN, OFR | M | 2ndMarch, 2003 – 5th May, 2008 | BENUE |
| 15. | ABDULLAHI A. YOLA, OON | M | 18th Aug, 2008 – 10th Nov, 2015 | KANO |
| 16. | TAIWO AKINOLA ABIDOGUN ESQ | M | 10th Nov. 2015 – 2017 | OYO |
| 16. | DAYO APATA | M | 11th Aug. 2017 – Date | EKITI |
