IMPORTANT NOTICE ON PAYMENT OF BAR PRACTICING FEES BY NEW ENTRANTS TO THE BAR.
Dear Colleagues, On the 6th and 7th day of December 2022, successful candidates in the August 2022 Bar Final Examination will be called to the Bar. In line with the rules, new entrants are mandated to pay their Bar Practicing Fee prior to their call. Consequently, BPF payments by new entrants to the Bar can only be made through a dedicated Online Payment Portal, following the steps shown below: 1. Click on this link - https://flutterwave.com/pay/nba_bar_practicing 2. Type in the following: a. Your full name b. Your email address (please conf…
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED NBA PORTAL FOR PAYMENT OF 2022 BPF AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES.
Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) recently announced that payment of the annual Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) will from 1st January 2022 be made online only. Indeed, that process commenced yesterday. Since the full migration to online payments, we have received several calls and messages regarding the legality of the NBA Online Payment Portal; mode of payment for additional NBA Stamps and Seals; issuance of free stamps; issuance of BPF receipts; the possibility of an automated NBA Branch Dues payment and other re…
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON PAYMENT OF 2022 ANNUAL BAR PRACTICING FEES.
Dear Colleague, As you may already be aware, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at its last NEC meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on the 16th day of December 2021, resolved that manual Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) payments be jettisoned. Consequently, BPF payments can only be made through the NBA Online Payment Portal, with effect from the 1st day of January 2022. Members can now make individual or group payments through the Portal. HOW TO MAKE BPF PAYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS? 1. Visit the NBA website: http…
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF 2021 ANNUAL BAR PRACTICING FEES.
Dear Colleague, As you are aware, legal practitioners are by law mandated to pay their Annual Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) on or before the 31st day of March of every given year. Effectively, this means that today - 31st March 2021, is the deadline for payment of the BPF for members who are yet to pay theirs. BPF payments can be made online through your verified membership portal on the NBA website https://nigerianbar.org.ng/membership-portal or at any Access Bank close to you. Kindly note that the NBA Financial Secretary has the mandate of the…
PAYMENT OF 2021 ANNUAL BAR PRACTICING FEES AND ATTENDANT BENEFITS: 6 DAYS TO GO.
Dear Colleague, As you are aware, legal practitioners are by law mandated to pay their Annual Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) on or before the 31st day of March of every given year. Effectively, this means that members who are yet to pay their 2021 BPF have only eight (6) more days to do so, effective from today, 25th March 2021. As you may already know, payment of the BPF within the prescribed timeframe comes with its attendant benefits, most of which have been shared with you before now. See more details in the flyer above. BPF payments can be mad…
