Last week, I informed you about the launch of online company registration by CAC, Nigeria. That same day, I started the process of registering my business name online on CAC website. Within few days, one of the two names I submitted was approved and I confirmed the approval online without visiting any CAC office.
If you've paid the N500 for the business name search and CAC have confirmed your payment, you can check online if your business names have been approved by CAC by following me through the steps below:
==> Go to: http://services.cac.gov.ng/
==> Click on "Create account" link
==> Click on the Sign In link at the right hand corner of your PC screen
==> Sign in with your username and password
==> Click on the "Name Search" tab
==> Click on the "My Reservation History" tab
Right there, you will see the status of your submitted names. You will see which of the two names is approved and the reservation date. Click on ACTION button to download approval note in pdf.
You can then proceed with the business registration.
I will share info about the business registration process once I complete mine. So, ensure you subscribe to this blog if you don't want to miss the info.
NB:
==> Name will be reserved for 60days. So, complete the registration asap.
==> CAC might not send you any email to inform you about the approval of your business names. So, always log in to the portal to check.
What's your experience so far with the CAC online business registration?
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If you've paid the N500 for the business name search and CAC have confirmed your payment, you can check online if your business names have been approved by CAC by following me through the steps below:
==> Go to: http://services.cac.gov.ng/
==> Click on "Create account" link
==> Click on the Sign In link at the right hand corner of your PC screen
==> Sign in with your username and password
==> Click on the "Name Search" tab
==> Click on the "My Reservation History" tab
Right there, you will see the status of your submitted names. You will see which of the two names is approved and the reservation date. Click on ACTION button to download approval note in pdf.
You can then proceed with the business registration.
I will share info about the business registration process once I complete mine. So, ensure you subscribe to this blog if you don't want to miss the info.
NB:
==> Name will be reserved for 60days. So, complete the registration asap.
==> CAC might not send you any email to inform you about the approval of your business names. So, always log in to the portal to check.
What's your experience so far with the CAC online business registration?
Recommended: How To Choose a Business Name That Will Not Be Rejected by CAC
Thanks Jide. I can't wait for you to be through with the process so I can get started too. Thanks for the updates
ReplyDeleteNo wahala. I will post more updates once i complete the process.
DeleteOMG! Awesome post, thumbs up for Jide...i am seriously waiting for more up dude.
ReplyDeleteNo problem bro. Will post more updates
DeleteThanks jide for this information.
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You're welcome Bolatito
DeleteHello Jide, i thought the N500 payment for name search is equally done thru online means, thus i want to pay with my ATM card but cant find any option there for payment. What can i do?
ReplyDeleteThere is an option to pay online there. I paid mine online too.
DeleteHi, jide the page is not coming up for me to do the availability search after signing up.do they have issues with the site?
DeleteHello Jide, I have also check it i cannot find the online option to pay the N500, please can you give more discription to locate it. thnks
Deleteoga jide, thanks for sharing this helpful insight
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome
DeleteI want to register a business name,after searching the name online, will I still go to cac to register. Or will I have to do all online?
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all u have to do is print out the receipt and take it to CAC office and complete the process
DeleteNice one Jyde, Sincerely, been thinking of visiting C.A.C today but believe me with dis i know for sure i should be able to register my company without visiting there office. Am online right now sha. Will holla you soon cos there is one or two thing we need to talk about, Private - Hakeem
ReplyDeleteOK. No wahala
DeleteThe CAC site, http://services.cac.gov.ng is not going through, pls help needed urgently.
ReplyDeleteHello, really helpful post you have on here. Please, my company name has been approved I am clueless as to how to go about getting an availability code/registering the company?? I hope I can still do that online :(
ReplyDeletePrint out the docs, payment receipt and take them to nearest CAC office
DeleteI went through the same process reserved business name, then engaged the service of a CAC accredited agent to complete the incorporation process for me. Surprisingly, CAC refused to incorporate my company - giving excuse that the person who reserved the business name needs to be a lwayer and its only that person who will be able to fill for incorporation with them. I have to wait for 60 days to elapse to enable another name search by the agent this time before incorporating.
ReplyDeleteSo do not use the online system by CAC if you ask me!
Well, you should have done it all by yourself. I've also discovered that some CAC offices are not yet aware of this online system, so they tell you some things that might frustrate you. The online system works to an extent as at the time of publishing this....
DeleteThanks jide for the great info, kudo to ur great job,i will soon go and do mine Vistasms247.com
ReplyDeleteThanks and God bless
DeleteHi, Ive been getting disapproved for the business name. Is there a particular way to write the business name for a particular business? Please i need your help.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are some things to be considered before a name can be approved. Mail me the names that were rejected and I will guide you.
DeleteHello Jide, I am so glad for the helpful lead you offered here. I have spent N5500 on name search offline with no positive result. Someone told me I could get it done online but he doesn't know how so I googled it up and you came to my rescue. I registered on Saturday, paid and I am totally wowed that my name has been approved this morning. It's really excellent and I can't thank you enough. God bless you my brother, Amen.
ReplyDeleteAmen bro. Glad it worked for you. Have fun bro!
DeleteI don't understand why my comments never show up
ReplyDelete..but I can see this one
DeleteSup jide I just got mine approved so what next should I do
ReplyDeleteSign in, click on registration tab. click on Action tab and download the form and payment receipt. Print and take them to the CAC office to complete registration.
DeleteI don't recommend going ahead with the process online as it seems some CAC branches still don't know how this online process works.
I prefer completing the process online. Why should I avoid that dreaded CAC office and do a name search online, only to print out the approved name and receipt in order to go get an approval code offline which I'll proceed to use online again?
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be nothing different from the GTBank online account opening done via Facebook, which you need to complete at the nearest GTBank branch.
They really need to fully automate the system. Their offices are a nightmare.
Hi, please when you choose several names and one has been approved does that mean others are not available or they just choose at random to approve cause they did not ask for preferred name they just approved one
ReplyDeleteI think the name not approved already have a similar type on their Database before and that was why it wasn't approved in the first place.
DeleteAm opening a private limited liability company, pls how much do I pay for stamp duty of 400,000
ReplyDeletePls how do I check the IT certificate onlilne?
Delete400,000 share capital
ReplyDeleteHello Jide.
ReplyDeleteI paid 500naira online today and since I got the receipt I've not being able to use the site. Telling me service error. I hope this won't affect my transaction
Hello Jide,
ReplyDeletePlease, I have paid 500 Naira for Name search through a bank center but my Staus reflects "Not Submitted". Is it OK like that and wait for approval or do I have to upload or submit my payment in d bank online.
Hi Jide, after a successful registration with CAC and you already have your certificate; what is the next thing to do?
ReplyDeleteThen enjoy. Since you have your certificate, you have successfully registered the Company. Now, you can even Open an account with your company name in any Commercial bank in Nigeria.
DeleteWhat did you do after that... I mean after you download the notice of approval
ReplyDeleteI've tried but I couldn't continue with the registration. how can I get the approval number?
ReplyDeleteI've gotten my approval note, how should I proceed?
ReplyDeleteI want to start a holding company but I want to register it first. Which of the three options(register a company, register a business name or incorporate trustee) should I register under. and how do I register other subsidiaries under the holding company.
ReplyDeleteHi. Please what is the next step. l registered online for a business name from CAC and it has been approved. Please how can l go about the remaining procedure online. i'm confused especially paying for the 10,000 naira fee.
ReplyDeleteDon't pay the N10,000 online. Take your approval notes, payment receipts to the nearest CAC office and pay them the N10,000 to complete the registration.
Deletepls kindly help me out of my registration process my name is already approved by cac since 2 weeks back now i am ready to make a payment now,what is the procedure for it?
ReplyDeleteI love what you are doing. It was really helpful. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. I started a name search, still waiting for approval. I wonder how long this takes?
ReplyDeleteHello Jide,please i have been trying register and this is the second time am paying 500# and where the were suppose to let me know if my name has been approved or disaproved what the wrote there was NOT SUBMITTED ..please enlighten me
ReplyDeleteIf you sign in to the CAC portal, you will see if your name has been approved or not.
DeleteHello Jide. My search was successful; i registered and paid N10,000. I was asked to download the PDF attachment and get it stamped at the court, which i did. but no further instruction. I tried sending it to their general email (info@) but no response. I called one of their lines but the person on duty (a lady was confused). I went to a branch of the CAC nearby but they couldn't tell me what to do next. So, i gave up and remained stuck since June 2015. HOW DID YOU CONCLUDE YOURS?
ReplyDeleteThey should have helped you out with the final process at the CAC office. Which of the CAC branch office did you go to?
DeleteHello Jide,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. Unfortunately for me, I have been charged 120K for the registration and I have made an advance payment of 50K. The name have been approved and it's been published in 2 daily newspapers. Is there any cheaper or more affordable way to go about it without having to pay the whooping 70k to get the certificate. I look forward to hearing from you! Cheers
Afternoon, i submit a business name for reservation since last week on 28th of march this year, after generating the RRR Number i proceed to make the payment at UBA Allen ikeja. to my surprise i have not seen the name been approved after series of visitation to the CAC portal.... Pls what should i do... feed me back on this contact 08066472698. thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Jide,
ReplyDeleteI could use your help with the business name search which I have done twice with both all 4 names coming back as disapproved. The first reason I can understand but the second which is "Provide Main Aims/Objects pls" implies I left this off my online application, which is not true. I have tried contacting CAC with their number's listed online but no luck and the disapproval notice did not state how to contact the person who disapproved my application.
Please wats the process for registering an NGO a non profit org. Somebody said the process is very complicated n cost much
ReplyDeleteIt is one of the most frustrating process I have ever gone through in my entire life. University registration is next. You get to upload your business documents severally, they disapprove, tell you to do something or pay some amount, you do that and upload and they disapprove again and find another issue. Its like... why cant you just tell me all that I'm required to do at once instead of this unnecessary back and forth? Finally after over a month of constant checking the portal which by the way could use a lot of help in terms of user experience (They can actually give me that contract so the lives of intending business owners can be so much easier), it was approved but no further action, no email, no place on the portal to download certificate or something! No directions! No body to call or respond to your calls or email... Jeez! I can only imaging how many people must have abandoned their registration after paying just because of how much effort is required to complete this. Its sad!
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