18/07/2026
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) certificate is one of the requirements for opening a business/corporate account in Nigeria.
Corporate affairs commission (CAC) for profit-making organisation can either be business name (also known as Enterprise) or company (Private and Public limited by shares or limited by guarantee or unlimited ), limited partnership/limited liability partnership and for non profit making organisations such as NGO, Foundation, Social clubs, Association, Church etc.
Registration of limited liability company (1 Million Sharecapital) takes 2-5 days= 80k
Registration of business name takes 1day= 40k
Registration of Incorporated trustees (NGO, Association, Church, Mosque, Social club) takes 7-8 weeks = 180k
Annual return filing for business name is 25k per year (excluding late filing penalty)
Annual return filing for Ltd (1-5 million share-capital) is 40k per year (excluding late filing penalty).
Annual return filing for Incorporated trustees is 50k per year (excluding late filing penalty)
Other post incorporation activities depend on some factors.
Processing of Trademark certificate takes 12-24months =180k
Processing of SCUML certificate takes 2-3 weeks = 80k
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Note that CAC/ SCUML certificates and documents are now soft copies. We will send it to your email address or whatsapp, then you can visit any business centre to print, or you can come to our office so we can print it out for you.
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