Notary Public

The need for a notary public goes beyond mere document affirmation and signature witnessing. A Notary Public in Nigeria is a fit and proper legal practitioner appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, when appointed, a Notary Public is deemed an officer of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The appointed individual acts as an impartial witness in the execution (signing) of documents, and to certify the facts of such transactions in a notarial certificate.

W&P under its Notary services provides legalization and authentication of documents, which can be used locally and in trans-border commercial transaction.

SERVICES

KEY CONTACTS

  • Abdulfatai Mohammed

RELATED SERVICES

Related Industries

  • Financial Services

Team

Uche Wigwe

Managing Partner

Adebukola Oyeneyin

Partner

Abdulfatai Mohammed

Partner

Augustine Agushaka

Associate

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UCHE WIGWE

Managing Partner

Uche has a masters degree [LL.M.] in Petroleum Law and Policy from the University of Dundee, Scotland, a bachelors of law degree [LL.B.] from the University of Ibadan, and a bachelors of science [BS.C] in Banking and Finance from the University of Port Harcourt.

He wields strong expertise in advising on various practice areas including Construction and Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources, Corporate Finance and Project Finance. He has also developed a strong practice in Corporate Insolvency and Debt Recovery.

Uche is a qualified member of the Nigerian Bar and he is the current Chairman of the Construction Projects & Infrastructure Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) . He is also a member of the International Bar Association [IBA] and the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)