CAC Registration Fees in Nigeria (2020)
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.
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.
In this post, we have detailed and listed all CAC registration fees, as well as services fees for your information.
CAC Registration Fees in Nigeria (2020)
Below is a table showing the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) fees applicable to a business name or a company registration in Nigeria:
| 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 | Fiiling 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 |