L-R: Chartered Arbitrator, Osinachi Chambers, Dr. Chikwendu Madumere; Secretary General, ICC Nigeria, Olubunmi Osuntuyi; Deputy Director, Arbitration & ADR Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris, Nwamara Inegbenoise; Vice Chair, ICC Commission, Paris, Patrick Ikwueto SAN; Chair, ICCN Arbitration and ADR Commission, Prof Dorothy Udeme Ufot SAN; Vice Chair, Arbitration Commission, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN; Co-Chair, 10th ICC Africa Conference, Jean Chiazor Anishere SAN; 1st Vice President, Nigerian Bar Association, Sabastine Anyia at the 10th ICC Africa Arbitration Conference in Lagos.
Stakeholders in Africa’s dispute resolution ecosystem have called for a stronger continental presence in global arbitration, urging governments, businesses and legal institutions to work together to position Africa and Nigeria in particular as a preferred destination for the resolution of international commercial disputes.
The call was made at the 10th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration held in Lagos, where the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s legal and institutional framework to attract international arbitration.
