ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT CAP A18 LFN 2004
Arbitration and Conciliation Act Chapter 19 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 [14 th March, 1998] An Act to provide a unified legal frame work for the fair and efficient settlement of commercial disputes by arbitration and conciliation; and to make applicable the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) to any award made in Nigeria or in any contracting State arising out of international commercial arbitration. Part I Arbitration Arbitration agreement 1 . (1) Every arbitration agreement shall be in writing contained- (a) in a document signed by the parties; or (b) in an exchange of letters, telex, telegrams or other means of communication which provide a record of the arbitration agreement; or (c) in an exchange of points of claim an of defence in which the existence of an arbitration agreement i