Steps for Free Online CAC Business Registration (Updated).

Step 1: Do Name Reservation Online

The first major step during incorporation of a company online with CAC is by filing for a name reservation online.

This step is necessary as it helps to reserve the proposed company name for 60days until it is open for use by another person.

The steps to follow in this section include: create a sign up with the CAC for first-time users or to log in for existing users; then click on Name Reservation then New Name Reservation; fill the necessary column and pay the necessary fee.

Then wait for 24hrs for a response from the CAC officials. If successful, ensure to print out the “Approval note”

Step 2: Do Pre-Registration

This  step is important because the success of this determines the Online CAC Business Registration.

The steps to follow in this section include;

1. Filling all necessary columns in the Registration Form CAC 1.1 rightly and submit same online. Below is the information to fill:

• Particulars of the Company
• (Nature of Principal business the company will be engaged in, The Registered Office Address of the Company, Email address of the Company).
• Particulars of the 1^st Directors (minimum of 2 persons above 18years ) :
• (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Phone Number, Email Address, Forms of Identification-(National Identity card, Permanent Voters card, Driver’s Licence or International Passport), Percentage of shares to be held: if the director is also a shareholder).
• Particulars of Shareholders (minimum of 2 persons) :
• (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Phone Number, Email Address, Forms of Identification-(National Identity card, Permanent Voters card, Driver’s Licence or International Passport), Percentage of shares to be held).
• Particulars of the Company Secretary (He/she could be an individual or a corporate body)
• (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Phone Number, Email Address, Forms of Identification-(National Identity card, Permanent Voters card, Driver’s Licence or International Passport ).
• Statutory Declaration of compliance with the requirements of CAMA by a Legal Practitioner. (To be signed by a Legal Practitioner, and attested to by a Notary Public or Commissioner for Oaths)
• Particulars of alien participants, if any.
• (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Phone Number, Email Address, Nationality, Forms of Identification-(National Identity card, Permanent Voters card, Driver’s Licence or International Passport).
• Particulars of the Articles and Memorandum of Association. It is important to note that there is a template for already drafted Article of Association from CAC portal, which can be adopted by any person registering a company. However, any new company that intends to include additional information pertaining to the company’s governance or pre-incorporation agreements among shareholders and directors through its article can seek service of professional such as a legal practitioner to draft different articles solely for the company.

2. After the successful filling of the form, an applicant is to proceed to payment to effect payment for the necessary fee. The specific payment to be paid to for incorporation include:

• CAC Fee
• Stamp Duty to the Federal Inland Revenue Service Fees (FIRS).

3. Subsequently, an applicant is expected to print the completed and electronically stamped Form CAC 1.1 and the Memorandum and Article of Association online, sign in the necessary columns, notarize the attestations page and then proceed to upload the scanned copy of the signed and dated documents.

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Step 3: Upload Required CAC Registration Documents

An applicant is expected to now login back to the CAC portal to upload all the required documents.

Below are the documents to be scanned and uploaded on the CAC portal:

• Form CAC 1.1. Application for Registration
• Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Proficiency certificate (where applicable)
• Recognized form of identification (passport bio-data page, drivers’ licence or National Identity Card) for Director(s)/Shareholder(s) and Secretary
• Foreign Certificate of Incorporation and Board resolution for subscription to Nigerian company (where applicable)
• Residence permit of resident foreigners (where applicable)
• Evidence of payment to CAC (the fees to be paid for incorporation is dependent on the volume of shares to be registered).
• Availability Printout, (It is the same as the Approval Note)
• Identification of Directors and Shareholders
• Payment Receipt of CAC
• Stamp Duty Certificate (This is to be printed, once the stamp duty fee is paid).
• Memorandum and Article of Association
• Certificate of Incorporation of the Company Secretary (required only where the Secretary is a corporate body).

All the above documents must be in Pdf format.

Step 4: CAC Online Registration Process