As part of its efforts to enhance respect for the rule of law in Nigeria, maintain the authority of the courts, and ensure Federal and State governments adhere faithfully to the prevailing rule of law policy, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in collaboration with Access to Justice (AJ), has launched a Judgement/Order Compliance Registry Programme (JOCRP), under its Rule of Law Initiative. This programme is specially designed to enable the NBA confront impunity to court orders by ensuring that all court judgments, orders and directives are complied with at all levels, and among the different branches and departments of government.

Accordingly, the NBA has mandated the establishment of a Judgment Registry in all of its 88 local branches. Lawyers and litigants are enjoined to register, at the registry in their local NBA branches, all orders/judgments received against governments or other public authorities from May 1999 to date which have not been complied with. This initiative is intended to generate a comprehensive list of orders/judgments (including monetary awards) yet to be implemented and enforced. For full details of this programme and the procedures to be followed after a Judgment/Order is registered