JUST IN: NBA sets June 18 deadline for AGC 2026 sports competition registration

Crime Diary, Sports

ABUJA, Nigeria (NPA) — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced June 18, 2026, as the deadline for registration for the sports competitions scheduled as part of the 2026 Annual General Conference (AGC).

In a notice issued on Wednesday, the association urged interested participants to complete their registration before the deadline to be eligible for the various sporting events.

The competitions will feature swimming, table tennis, chess, scrabble, PlayStation gaming and draughts, with a registration fee of N30,000 for each event. Participation in the wheelchair table tennis category is free of charge.

According to the NBA, winners in the scrabble, chess, swimming, PlayStation and table tennis categories will receive cash prizes.

The first-place winner in each category will receive N250,000, while second and third-place finishers will receive N200,000 and N150,000 respectively.

The association said interested participants are required to pay the registration fee into the designated account details provided on the official competition flier.

Proof of payment must be forwarded to the official conference email address, nbaconference1@gmail.com, after which participants will receive a registration form and the rules and guidelines governing the competition.

The NBA stated that completed registration forms must be submitted alongside a valid means of identification, including an international passport, National Identification Number (NIN) card, Permanent Voter Card (PVC) or driver’s licence.

Participants are also required to provide proof of registration for the 2026 Annual General Conference.

The association reiterated that all registration documents and correspondence relating to the competition should be sent to the official communication email address before the June 18 deadline.

The sports competition is one of the activities lined up for the NBA Annual General Conference 2026, bringing together legal practitioners from across the country to compete and network outside the courtroom.