CAC NGO, Associations & Religious Organizations Registrations FAQs
Answers to common questions about CAC NGO, Associations & Religious Organizations Registrations 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.
- Up to three proposed names for the organization, in case the first is rejected
- A brief description and its aims/objectives
- The board tenure (in years)
- The organization's address, phone number and email
- Details of each trustee: name, date of birth, gender, phone, email, occupation, NIN, address and position on the board
- Each trustee's national ID or NIN slip, passport photograph and signature
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.
