CAC Private Limited Liability business registration (2 Million shares or above) FAQs

From ₦40,000, depending on the number of shares. Use the price calculator on the service page to see your exact price.

Yes. Both limited liability registrations offer an installment plan with 2 payments:
- Private Limited Liability Business Registration: 2 payments, two weeks apart
- 2 Million shares or above: 2 weekly payments

- The owner's details, address and NIN
- The owner's passport photograph, ID card (national ID or NIN slip) and signature on white paper
- The owner's percentage ownership of the business
- The business address, phone number and email
- Your choices of company name and what your company does
- Details of each director, including their percentage owned

If your company will have 2 million shares or more, choose "Private Limited Liability business registration (2 Million shares or above)". Its price is calculated from the number of shares you enter. Otherwise, choose "Private Limited Liability Business Registration".

- 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".

Yes. The director (or trustee) details can be repeated on the form, so add one entry for each person.

If your first choice isn't approved, your next choice can be used instead, so you don't have to start again.

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.

Yes. You can sign up as a BusinessDesk agent and earn commission on the services you process.

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

No. Each service shows what's needed on its requirements page. You don't need everything right away: fill in what you have now and add the rest later.

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.