L-R: Dr Mobolaji Ojibara, General Secretary, NBA; Kash Balogun, Chair, British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF); Lawal Pedro SAN, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Lagos State; Florence Eshalomi MP, UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria and Ghana; Jonny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner; Genevieve Nwodo Wakeley-Jones, Vice Chair BNLF
Legal practitioners have been urged to embrace collaboration over competition and focus on building enduring institutions if Africa is to realise its full investment potential in an increasingly interconnected global economy.
The charge came from Professor Konyin Ajayi (SAN), keynote speaker at the 2026 British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF) Summit held in Lagos in June. Themed, “A New Dawn in Law, Investment and Opportunity in UK-Nigeria Relations”, the Summit brought together legal practitioners, policymakers, investors and business leaders to examine the future of UK-Nigeria legal and commercial relations.
Delivering the keynote address, Ajayi SAN noted that Africa should no longer be viewed as a frontier market but as a strategic partner in global commerce, urging international law firms to move beyond transactional engagements and play a more active role in strengthening legal institutions across the continent.
