Fee structure and disbursement calculation
The NBA mandates a 10% professional fee on the assessed property value. The platform then deducts an administrative processing fee before disbursing your net amount. Administrative fees are tiered by deal value:
For example, on a ₦50,000,000 property: the NBA professional fee is ₦5,000,000, the administrative fee is ₦50,000 (1%), and you receive ₦4,950,000.
Beneficiary types
Each disbursement row shows who received the payment. You will see three types of beneficiaries:- Assigned Counsel — the lawyer handling the deal; this is your net professional fee after the administrative deduction
- Branch Allocation — a portion allocated to your NBA Lagos branch as required by remuneration rules
- Platform Fee — the administrative processing fee retained by the portal to cover transaction costs
Payment statuses
Dashboard statistics
The summary cards at the top of the Payments page give you an at-a-glance view of your disbursement activity:- Total disbursed — the cumulative amount disbursed to you across all time
- This month — disbursements made to your account in the current calendar month
- Pending — disbursements that are queued and have not yet settled; these may require deal approval or bank detail verification before they can proceed
Exporting payment records
You can export your payment history for reconciliation or reporting purposes. Use the export option on the Payments page to download a record of your disbursements.Disbursements are processed same-day to T+1 (the next business day) after a deal reaches
APPROVED status. If a disbursement remains in Pending for more than two business days after deal approval, verify that your bank account details are correctly set up in your profile.