The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is set to hold its 16th Annual Conference at the world-class Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The NBA-SBL said the conference is to address issues that affect the business environment and, by extension, businesses operating in it, saying, “Businesses do not grow in a vacuum. They operate within an environment. And whatever happens in the business environment – from social to technological, economic, legal and political – affects businesses and determines whether they thrive or fail.
“In an emerging market like Nigeria where regulatory bottlenecks, policy inconsistencies, poor infrastructure, and other factors pose challenges to a friendly business environment, it is only right for stakeholders to gather at intervals to review the business environment with a view to understanding what the issues are and proffering solutions to enable businesses to thrive. When businesses succeed, it is a win for the economy.”
The conference is scheduled to hold from Wednesday, 20th to Friday, 22nd July, 2022 as the NBA-SBL is assembling a distinguished faculty of knowledgeable speakers and resource persons from within and outside Nigeria at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, to dissect these issues and chart the way forward.
A statement by the section of the NBA reads in part, “Every year through its Annual Business Law Conference, the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) provides a platform for stakeholders in the Nigerian business environment to address the issues that affect the business environment and, by extension, businesses operating in it. The conference, since its inception in 2004, has remained a converging point for decision makers in the public and private sectors, policy formulators, regulators and industry practitioners seeking solutions to the myriad challenges limiting businesses.
This year, the NBA-SBL is returning with the 16th Annual Business Law Conference themed “Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment.” As the theme clearly suggests, the 2022 conference will examine recent developments in the Nigerian business environment vis-a-vis how they have shaped or affected business operations.
The focus will be cross-sectoral, from oil (that has witnessed the birth of a new industry law, divestments by IOCs, a world racing away from oil, and disruptive geo-political tension in Eastern Europe), to finance/tax administration (where the annual amendments to the fiscal legislation through the Finance Act leave businesses scratching their heads), the expanding fintech space that craves for a fit-for-purpose regulation, the Twitter ban that raised the question of Nigeria’s readiness to regulate OTT services, the Startup Bill that seeks to regulate the tech ecosystem, and much more.”
