The British common law and the principle of equity were accepted and retained in Nigeria after its independence, the result of which made the British common law arbitration a part of Nigerian legal system.

• 尼日利亚沦为英国殖民地后，英国统治者通过“间接统治”方式将普通法移入尼日利亚，尼独立后继受并保留了英国的普通法及衡平法原则。