ABOUT THE NBA-SBL

About us

Engendering Expert
Development

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is one of the specialist sections of the NBA, set up primarily to engender the professional development of Nigerian commercial lawyers, thereby raising the level of business law practice in Nigeria.

The Section has at its apex, a Council which is currently chaired by Dr. Adeoye Adefulu with twelve (12) other members; and twenty-four (24) sector focused Committees established to cover existing and new areas of commercial law, with a view to enhancing commercial law practice among Nigerian lawyers and Law firms.

Mission

To promote the delivery of qualitative business law services to the public.

Educate

To promote and provide Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to members of the Section.

Knowledge

To promote and provide Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to members of the Section.

Related Activites

To undertake related activities as may be approved by the Council from time to time.

Service Delivery

To guide, assist and organise enlightenment programmes for the Section’s Committees, Legislative bodies and parastatals in the deliberation, drafting and enactment of legislation pertaining to commercial and business issues in Nigeria.

Information Exchange

To promote the exchanges of views and information among the Section and other like-minded bodies as to the laws, practices and procedures affecting the Section, locally and internationally.

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COUNCIL MEMBERS

13

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Council members who are seasoned Commercial Law Practitioners.
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COMMITTEES

24

COMMITTEES

Committees are established to cover existing and new areas of business law.
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PARTNERSHIPS

10+

PARTNERSHIPS

Over the years, we have built solid stands with both local and global organisations.
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ACTIVE YEARS

16

ACTIVE YEARS

Years of raising the bar in the commercial law practice in Nigeria​.
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