Business Registration & CAC Compliance

Every business in Nigeria must be registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and must keep its records current. Annual returns, changes in directors and shareholders, and details of persons with significant control must all be filed on time. Late or missing filings lead to penalties and can cause a company to be struck off the register.

We handle registration and post-incorporation filings for companies, business names, incorporated trustees and partnerships.

Business owners need a company structure that suits their plans for ownership, investment and tax. A wrong choice is costly to reverse. Banks, regulators and counterparties also check CAC records before they open accounts, issue licences or sign contracts. Records that are out of date delay these transactions.

Foreign investors face more requirements, including registration with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission and, where foreign staff are employed, a business permit.

Incorporation is only the first step. We register the new company for tax and set up its compliance calendar in the same engagement, so it starts with a clean record.

For existing companies, a CAC compliance review identifies missing filings before a bank, investor or regulator finds them. We then regularise the records.