How Much Does It Cost to Register a Company in Nigeria?

How Much Does It Cost to Register a Company in Nigeria?

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  • The fee of reserving the name of your company – 500 Naira.
  • Fee for registering a private company that has a share capital of less than or equal to 1 million Naira - 10,000 Naira.
  • Fee for registering a private company that has a share capital of more than 1 million Naira and up to 500 million Naira - 5,000 Naira for every 1 million Naira share capital or part of it.
  • Fee for registering a private company that has a share capital above 500 million Naira - 7,500 Naira for each 1 million Naira share capital or part of a million.
  • Fee for registering a public company that has a share capital worth 1 Million Naira or less - 20,000 Naira.
  • Fee for registering a public company that has a share capital worth more than 1 million Naira and up to 500 million Naira - 10,000 Naira for each 1 million Naira share capital or part of a million.
  • Fee for registering a Public Company that has a share capital of more than 500 million Naira - 15,000 Naira for each 1 million Naira share capital or part of a million.
  • Fee for registering a company that does not have a share capital - 20,000 Naira.
  • Fee for filing of a notice of exemption of a foreign company from registration - 30,000 Naira.
  • Fee for reinstatement or relisting a company’s name - 25,000 Naira.
  • Fee for registering charges for a private company - 10,000 Naira for each 1 million Naira or part of a million.
  • Fee for registering charges for a public company - 20,000 Naira for each 1 Million Naira or part of 1 million.

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  • To file the annual return for a small company - 2,000 Naira.
  • To file the annual return for a Private company that is not a small company - 3,000 Naira.
  • To file the annual return for a public company - 5,000 Naira.
  • To file the annual return for a company Limited by Guarantee - 5,000 Naira.
  • To file the annual report of a foreign company - 5,000 Naira.
  • Letter of Good Standing - 10,000 Naira.
  • Other filings (miscellaneous) - 2,000 Naira.
  • Certified true copy of the certificate of Registering - 10,000 Naira.
  • Certified true copies of memorandum and articles of association - 3,000 Naira.
  • Electronic Search - 1,000 Naira per company.
  • Manual Search by customers - 2,000 Naira per company file.
  • Manual Search Report prepared by officers of the Commission - 5,000 Naira.
  • Certified true copies of other documents - 2,000 Naira per document.

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These are just the CAC registration fees that apply to registering a company. There are other service charge or fees by the Corporate Affairs Commission such as change of company’s name/address, registration or change of business name, registration/filling of Incorporated Trustee, penalties, etc. You can find a complete list of all CAC registration fees and other transaction charges here.

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