The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA-NEC adopted an online payment of practising fees for Nigerian lawyers from year 2022.
This is contained in a communique signed by NBA President, Olumide Akpata, and made available to newsmen in Lagos.
The communique was issued at the end of the quarterly meeting of the NBA-NEC held on December 16th.
With regards to the proposed amendment of the legal practitioners Act, the NEC also resolved that the Chief Anthony Idigbe’s committee version of the bill with attendant modifications, shall be the working document of the bar in the amendment process.
The NEC also expressed dissatisfaction with some of its members representing the NBA in statutory bodies, and resolved that all such members must henceforth; appear at NEC meetings to give periodic reports of their activities.
Meanwhile, the NEC approved the appointment of Byteworks technology solutions, contracted by the digital NBA committee, to overhaul the association’s digital infrastructure.
