Are you about to start or set up a company in Nigeria?
Find important details on basic company setup fees, registration details, change of name, dissolution fees and all necessary details you need to know before jumping into it or getting misguided below.
Part A
Fees to be paid for matters under Part A
| Particulars | Fees payable |
| 1. | Registration of Public Companies whose nominal share capital does not exceed N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) | N20,000.00 (Twenty thousand) |
| 2. | Registration of Public Companies whose nominal share capital exceeds N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) | N30,000.00 (Thirty thousand naira) and thereafter N20,000.00 (Twenty thousand naira) for every N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) or part thereof |
| 3. | Registration of Private Companies whose nominal share capital does not exceed N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 4. | Registration of Private Companies whose nominal share capital exceeds N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) and thereafter N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) for every N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) or part thereof |
| 5. | Registration of Charges where the amount does not exceed N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 6. | Registration of Charges where the amount exceed N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) and thereafter N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) for every N1,000,000.00 (One million naira) or part thereof |
| 7. | Registration of Increase in Share Capital | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 8. | Registration of a Company not having a Share capital | N20,000.00 (Twenty thousand naira) |
| 9. | Filing of notice of exemption by foreign company name | N30,000 (Thirty thousand naira) |
| 10. | Re-instatement of Company name | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 11. | Filling of Annual Returns | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 12. | Filing of Annual report by Foreign Companies | N5,000 (Five thousand naira) |
| 13. | Filing of Statement of Affairs, Section 636 | N5,000 (Five thousand naira) |
| 14. | Filing of notice of Merger / Acquisition | N10,000 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 15. | Filing of Statutory declaration of solvency | N5,000 (Five thousand naira) |
| 16. | Registration of Appointment as a Liquidator | N5,000 (Five thousand naira) |
| 17. | Change of Company name | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 18 | Certified True Copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association | N3,000.00 (Three thousand naira) |
| 19. | Certified True Copy of Certificate of Incorporation | N6,000.00 (Six thousand naira) |
| 20. | Certified True Copy of forms CO2, CO6 and CO7 (Each) | N2,000.00 (Two Thousand naira) |
| 21. | Certified True Copy of all other documents | N2,000.00 (Two thousand naira) |
| 22. | Alteration of Memorandum and Articles of Association | N5,000.00 (Five thousand naira) |
| 23. | Deed of Release | N2,000.00 (Two thousand naira) |
| 24. | Changes in forms CO2 and CO7 | N2,000.00 (Two thousand naira) |
| 25. | Company search per file | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 26. | Penalties for late filing of other documents other than Increase in Share Capital | N2,000 ( Two thousand naira) |
| 27. | Penalties for late filing of Increase in Share Capital | N4,000.00 (Four thousand naira) |
| 28. | Miscellaneous (Filing of other documents) | N500.00 (Five hundred naira) |
| 29. | A set of Company Incorporation forms | N500.00 (Five hundred naira) |
| 30. | Availability forms | N200.00 (Two hundred naira) |
| 31. | Single form e.g. CO2, CO6 and CO7 etc | N100 (One hundred naira) |
| 32. | Same day Incorporation excluding filing fees | N50,000 (Fifty thousand naira) |
Part B
Fees to be paid for matters under Part B
| 1. | Registration of Business name form | N250 (Two hundred and fifty naira) |
| 2. | Registration of Business name | N4,000.00 (Four thousand naira) |
| 3. | Change of name | N2,000.00 (Two thousand naira) |
| 4. | Business name search | N500.00 (Five hundred naira) |
| 5. | Change of Partnership | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 6. | Change of Address | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 7. | Certified True Copy of a Business name Certificate | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
Part C
Fees to be paid for matters under Part C
| 1. | Registration of Incorporated Trustees form | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 2. | Registration of Incorporated Trustees | N20,000.00 (Twenty thousand naira) |
| 3. | Change of name | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 4. | Change of Trustees | N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) |
| 5. | Incorporated Trustees searches | N500.00 (Five hundred naira) |
| 6. | Certified True Copy of Certificate | N5,000.00 (Five thousand naira) |
| 7. | Certified True Copy of all other documents | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 8. | Filing of Annual Returns | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |
| 9. | Filing of dissolution of Trustees | N1,000.00 (One thousand naira) |