Answers to common questions about CAC Business Name Registration on BusinessDesk: what it costs, what you need, how long it takes and how to pay. You can do it online, with no office visits.
- Personal details: name, date of birth, gender, phone number and email
- Your home address
- Means of identification (NIN only), passport photograph and signature
- Two proposed business names and the nature of your business
- Your office address
Yes. You can register your business name entirely online on BusinessDesk: fill in your details, upload your documents and pay in full or in installments, with no queues and no office visits.
- Business name (enterprise): registered with one owner's details, ID, passport photograph and signature.
- Private limited liability company: also needs the details of each director and their percentage of shares. Choose the "2 Million shares or above" option if your company will have 2 million shares or more.
If you start with a business name, you can later upgrade it with "Upgrading Enterprises to Limited Liability Company".
No. You fill in your details and upload your documents on BusinessDesk, and we handle the filing. You can follow each step under Management → My Service, with no office visits.
Most CAC registrations ask for:
- A valid means of identification (NIN slip or national ID card)
- A recent passport photograph
- Your signature on white paper
Each service's requirements page lists exactly what it needs.
Our CAC services include:
- Business Name Registration
- Private Limited Liability Business Registration (including 2 million shares or above)
- NGO, Associations & Religious Organizations Registrations
- Upgrading Enterprises to Limited Liability Company
- Annual Returns filing for Business Names and Small LTDs
- Change of Business Name, Owner's Name or Address
- CAC Certificate and MemArt reprinting
- CAC Status Report
- Person of Significant Control (PSC) Record
- Money Lenders License (Abuja)
The current price is shown on each service's plan page when you choose a plan. For some services, such as limited liability registration for 2 million shares or more, the price is calculated from the details you enter.
Many services let you pay in installments instead of all at once. Where it's available, you'll see an installment plan next to the full payment option when you choose a plan, showing how many payments there are and how often they're due.
Sign in and go to Management → My Service. Each request shows its current status, for example:
- Ongoing Filling
- Registration Form Complete
- Pending
- Awaiting Payment Completion
- Registration In Progress
- Registration Completed
- Awaiting Certificate
- Delivered
BusinessDesk lets you register your business and handle other government services online, including CAC business names, limited liability companies, NGOs, tax identification numbers (TIN) and more, with no queues and no office visits.
