The Nigerian Bar Association has released the details of bar practicing fee schedule.
Dear Learned Colleagues,
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.
As you may already know, payment of the BPF within the prescribed timeframe comes with its attendant benefits, to wit:
License to practice,
Notary Public Appointment,
Attainment as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),
Judicial Appointments,
Participation in Bar Activities,
Access to finance scheme,
Life Insurance, other welfare packages, etc
The BPF payments can be made online through your verified membership portal on the NBA website https://portal.nigerianbar.org.ng/login
The Schedule of BPF per year of call is as follows:
Senior Advocates & Honourable Benches – N50,000.
Legal Practitioners of 15 years & above post call – N25,000.
Legal Practitioners of 10 – 14 years post call – 17,500.
Legal Practitioners of 5 – 9 years post call – N10,000.
Legal Practitioners of 1 – 4 years post call – N5,000.
Blessing Udofa -Poromon
Treasurer
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