Apply Online

1. To search a company name online, the applicant has to visit the following online application link
2. Click on the “Search now” option under “public search” tab to conduct a public name search.
3. Enter the proposed names in the search bar and look for availability by clicking “search” button.
4. If any company has already been registered under that name, it will be displayed. Otherwise, the screen will show as ‘SEARCH NOT FOUND’.
5. You can choose any name that is not found in the register, for your company.
   

Proposed names

CAC CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Corporate Affairs Commission
Plot 420, Tigris Crescent,
Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama, Abuja.
Nigeria.
Tel Main: +234-809-552-1924
Tel Line 1 : +234-818-229-8971
Tel Line 2 : +234-818-229-9016
Tel Line 3 : +234-908-740-1600
Tel Line 4 : +234-908-740-1599
Tel Line 5 : +234-908-740-1598
Tel Line 6 : +234-913-105-5341
Tel Line 7 : +234-913-105-5342
Tel Line 8 : +234-913-105-5343
Email : cservice@cac.gov.ng
Email : protocol@cac.gov.ng
Website: Link

CAC Portal : Link

Any individual or a group of people in Nigeria willing to register a company can apply.

It is free of cost.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Names that you have chosen

Public search of company names is done before reserving a company name with the Corporate Affairs Commission to ensure that the name is available and is not used any before.

Enter other information’s which might help.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.