CAC Registration Fees: Do you wish to register a business name or a company in Nigeria but you don’t know the cost? This post is just what you need. I will give you a breakdown of the cost of registering a business name or a company in Nigeria.
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is in charge of regulating the formation and management of companies in Nigeria. Therefore, every company (private or public) in the country have to be duly registered with the CAC.
CAC Registration Fees in Nigeria 2022 See Latest Updates.
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is the government agency in charge of registering companies and businesses in Nigeria. They also regulate the activities of the companies and businesses by their constitution.
The cost of registering a company in Nigeria depends on the type of company. The cost of registering a private company is different from the cost of registering a public company.
Also, the cost of registration for companies with share capital varies depending on the worth of the share capital of the business.
Also Read – CAC Document Upload – Eligibility And Registration Procedure
Below is a table showing the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) fees applicable to business name or company registration in Nigeria:
CAC Registration Fees
S/N SUBJECT FEES (N)
1 Reservation of Name N500
2 Registration of private company with share capital of N1million or less N10,000
3 Registration of private company/Increase in Share Capital above N1million and up to N500million N5,000 for every N1million share capital or part thereof.
4 Registration of private company/Increase in share capital above N500million N7,500 for every N1million share capital or part thereof.
5 Registration of Public company/Increase in share capital N20,000 for the first N1million share capital or part thereof.
6 Registration of Public Company/Increase in share capital above N1million and up to N500million N10,000 for every N1million share capital or part thereof.
7 Registration of Public Company/increase in share capital above N500million N15,000 for every N1million share capital or part thereof.
8 Registration of Company not having a share capital N20,000.
9 Filing of notice of exemption of foreign Companies from Registration N30,000.
10 Re-instatement/Relisting of company name N25,000.
11 Registration of charges for private company N10,000 for every N1million or part thereof.
12 Registration of charges for public company N20,000 for every 1Million or part thereof.
13 Filing of annual return for a small Company N2,000.
14 Filing of annual return for Private company other than a small company N3,000.
15 Filing of annual return for public company N5,000.
16 Filing of annual return for company Limited by Guarantee N5,000.
17 Filing of annual report by foreign companies N5,000.
18 Filing of statement in form of schedule 14 under section 553 N10,000.
19 Filing of notice of merger/acquisition N50,000.
20 Filing of special resolution for merger N20,000.
21 Filing of other documents relating to merger N10,000.
22 Filing of statutory declaration of solvency N5,000.
23 Registration of appointment of liquidator N10,000.
24 Registration of resolution for winding up N10,000.
25 Filing of return of final meeting and account of liquidation N5,000.
26 Filing of notice of change of company name N10,000.
27 Filing of notice of alteration of memorandum and articles of association N5,000.
28 Filing of notice of changes in particulars of directors N2,000.
29 Filing of return of allotment and or notice of change in shareholding N2,000.
30 Filing of notice of change in registered address N2,000.
31 Filing of notice of appointment of receiver N10,000.
32 Filing of notice of discharge of receiver N5,000.
33 Filing of notice of change of signature N2,000.
34 Filing of notice of reduction in share capital by public company N20,000.
35 Filing of notice of reduction in share capital by private company N10,000.
36 Filing of deed of release by public company N10,000.
37 Filing of deed of release by private company N5,000.
38 Application for extension of time for holding of annual general meeting by public company N10,000.
39 Application for extension of time for holding of annual general meeting by private company N5,000.
40 Letter of Good Standing N10,000.
41 Other filings (miscellaneous) N2,000.
42 Certified true copy of certificate of registration N10,000.
43 Certified true copies of memorandum and articles of association N3,000.
44 Electronic Search N1,000per company.
45 Manual Search by customers N2,000per company file.
46 Manual Search Report prepared by officers of the Commission N5,000.
47 Certified true copies of other documents N2,000per document.
48 Consent for Restricted Names N5,000Business Name.
50 Reservation of Name 500.
51 Registration of business name 10,000.
52 Filing of notice of change of business name 5,000.
53 Filing of notice of change in business address 1,000.
54 Filing of notice of change in proprietorship 1,000.
55 Filing of annual return 1,000.
56 Filing of notice of cessation of business 1,000.
57 Filing of other documents (miscellaneous) 1,000.
58 Search on business name file 1,000 per business name file.
59 Certified true copy of business name certificate of registration 5,000.
60 Certified true copies of other documents 2,000 per document Incorporated Trustee.
61 Reservation of Name 500.
62 Incorporation of trustees 30,000.
63 Filing of notice of change of name 10,000.
64 Filing of notice of change in trustees 10,000.
65 Filing of notice of amendment of constitution 6,000.
66 Filing of annual return 5,000.
67 Filing of notice of court order for dissolution of incorporated trustees 5,000.
68 Filing of other documents (miscellaneous) 1,000.
69 Search on incorporated trustees file 2,000.
70 Certified true copy of certificate of incorporation 10,000.
71 Certified true copy of constitution 5,000.
72 Certified true copy of incorporation form 2,000.
73 Certified true copies of other documents 2,000 per document
