NBA Launches Online Portal For Its Payment Process

The Nigerian Bar Association has released portal for the
Registration of Bar fees.

This is in line with the NBA President’s Promise to see that
lawyers no longer encounter any form of challenges while trying to
pay for Bar fees.

With this new innovation introduced by the NBA President, Paul
Usoro SAN, for the first time in the legal profession, lawyers are
free to make payments from the comfort of their zones.

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Processing NBA Online Payments^[1]

Below reads the press statement from NBA
President

Dear Colleagues

1. We are pleased to inform you that you can now register and
make any and all kinds of payments to the NBA on the new NBA online
payments portal. The pilot projects are the Bar Practice and
Verification Fees but this would be extended shortly to include
other fees.

2. The benefits of the NBA portal include the following:
• Increased efficiency and seamless and instant payments (of all
kinds) to the NBA including Bar Practice Fees.
• Ease of payments to NBA by and from lawyers and other
stakeholders. Payments can be made online, both within and outside
Nigeria.
• Enhanced use of technology for the efficient administration of
the Bar and provision of services. The benefits include real-time
information and data gathering.

3. Kindly click on (https://nigerianbar.org.ng/portal/^[2]) to
login to the new NBA portal.

Follow the steps below to register:

I. An email has been sent to the email address of verified
lawyers only, which states that an account has been created for
you. The email contains an activation code link to set up your
password.

II. If the activation link sent to your email expires, please
click on https://nigerianbar.org.ng/portal/request-password-reset^[3],
enter your Supreme Court (SC) number and follow the instructions to
reset your password.

III. Once password reset has been done successfully, kindly
click on
https://nigerianbar.org.ng/portal/login^[4] to
login to your account.

IV. Upon successful login, kindly click on the menu tab to view
the list of functionalities available. For Desktop users, the menu
tab is located at the top, and for mobile users, it is located on
the left side.

V. All unverified lawyers should visit https://nigerianbar.org.ng/portal/verification^[5] to begin the
verification process.

4. If you didn’t receive an email or you are unable to do a
password reset, please send a mail to
support@nigerianbar.org.ng

5. A process flow diagram is attached to this message for your
assistance.

6. Additional Information

Below is the list of menu options and their
descriptions:

a. Profile: This shows your information with NBA.
b. ICLE: This shows your courses and points accrued, currently
uploaded.
c. Payments: This shows your online payment history and your status
for Bar
Practicing Fees, Verification and Stamp Requests.
d. Bar Practicing Fees: This helps you compute your bar practicing
fees for the
current year and other previous years. This is also where you make
payments
for your practice fees.
e. NBA Affinity Card: This helps you request your NBA affinity
card.
f. Insurance Cover: This helps you request insurance cover.

7. Should you experience any challenge(s) in the use of the
online payment portal, please send a mail to
support@nigerianbar.org.ng

Paul Usoro, SAN
President