PAYMENT OF BAR PRACTICING FEES [BPF]

This is to inform you that the annual payment for the Bar Practicing fees by all lawyers called to the Nigerian Bar will commence from the 1st of January, 2018 and end March 31st, 2018.

All Legal Practitioners enrolled at the Supreme Court of Nigeria whether in private, public or corporate practice are required to pay practicing fees on yearly basis, pursuant to Rules 9 (1)-(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Please note that with effect from January 1st, 2018 Bar Practicing Fees shall only be paid into the following account using a customized teller provided by the bank:

The schedule of Bar Practicing fees is as follows:

Account name: Supreme Court of Nigeria (BPF)
Account Number: 0000976716
Bank: ACCESS BANK

FEES
1. Senior Advocates & Honorable Benchers – N50,000
2. Legal Practitioners of 15 Years & more post-call-N25,000
3. Legal Practitioners of 10-14 Years post call- 17,500
4. Legal Practitioners 5-9 Years post call – 10,000
5. Legal Practitioners of 0-4 Years post call- N5,000

Access Bank customized bank tellers will be available at all Access Bank branches Nationwide for payment of Bar Practicing Fees. Where customized bank tellers are not available, the normal bank tellers may be used for payment of Bar Practicing Fees.

All members are requested to kindly indicate their branch names and branch codes on the payment tellers for Bar Practicing Fees.
The Bank codes for Branches of the NBA are listed hereunder:

  http://www.nigerianbar.org.ng/index.php/bar-fees