ICAN member firm · In-house team
From idea to RC number.
CAC, TIN and SCUML done for you in days, not months. Start with the right structure and skip the queues, agents and guesswork.
Free 30-minute consultation · Proposal within 1 business day
Company Registration at a glance
- Plans
- Business name (one owner) · Business name (partners) · Private limited company (Ltd) · Private limited company plus · Company limited by guarantee · Incorporated trustees · Public limited company (Plc) · Unlimited company · Limited liability partnership (LLP) · Limited partnership (LP) · Foreign company in Nigeria · Trademark registration · SCUML certificate only · Changes after registration
- Timeline
- 5 to 10 days
- Includes
- CAC · TIN · SCUML
- Structure advice
- Included free
Why register with GDI Credit
Registered right the first time
The right structure
Business name or limited company? We advise based on your liability, tax and funding plans, before you pay anything.
Days, not months
Name search, reservation and filing handled by accredited agents: most registrations complete in 5 to 10 days.
Everything after the RC
TIN activation, SCUML where required, bank-account documents and your first annual-return reminder: all included.
What’s included
Every registration package includes
One fixed fee covers government charges, our service and the documents banks ask for.
- Free advice on business name or limited company
- CAC name search, filing and certificate
- TIN and NRS (formerly FIRS) profile
- Bank-ready document pack
- Free 30-minute consultation before engagement
Plans
Choose the plan that fits
Every plan has a fixed fee. Choose one to get started: you see the exact price before you pay. A plan priced per case gets a written quote within 1 business day.
Business name (one owner)
Sole traders
- CAC fees included
- CAC name search and filing
- Certificate and status report
- TIN set up
Business name (partners)
Two or more partners trading under one name
- CAC fees included
- Everything in Business name
- Each partner's details filed
Private limited company (Ltd)
Firms that want limited liability
- CAC fees and stamp duty included
- Everything in Business name
- Memorandum and articles
- Share certificates
Private limited company plus
Firms that need every licence at once
- Everything in Private limited company
- SCUML where required
- Bank-ready document pack
Company limited by guarantee
Non-profits that want a company (Ltd/Gte)
- CAC fees and two newspaper adverts included
- Name approval and Attorney-General consent
- Memorandum and articles
- Certificate and status report
Incorporated trustees
NGOs, churches, mosques, clubs and associations
- CAC fees and two newspaper adverts included
- Name approval
- Newspaper publication
- Constitution review
- Certificate of incorporation
Public limited company (Plc)
Companies that will offer shares to the public
- Name approval
- Memorandum and articles
- Company secretary set up
- Certificate and status report
Unlimited company
Owners who accept unlimited liability
- Name approval
- Memorandum and articles
- Certificate and status report
Limited liability partnership (LLP)
Professional firms (law, accounting, consulting)
- CAC fees included
- Name approval
- LLP agreement filed
- Certificate of registration
Limited partnership (LP)
General and limited partners, e.g. funds
- CAC fees included
- Name approval
- Partnership statement filed
- Certificate of registration
Foreign company in Nigeria
A company abroad that will operate in Nigeria
- CAC fees included
- expatriate quota and permits are quoted apart
- Registration of the Nigerian company or an exemption request
- Expatriate quota advice
Trademark registration
Protect a name, logo or slogan
- Registry fees for one class included
- each extra class is quoted apart
- Availability search
- Filing at the Trademarks Registry
- Acceptance and certificate follow-up
SCUML certificate only
Registered businesses that need SCUML
- SCUML itself is free: this is our filing fee
- SCUML registration
- Certificate
Changes after registration
Directors, shares, address or name
- The CAC fee for one change included
- The CAC filing for your change
- Updated status report
Compare plans
| What you get | Business name (one owner) | Business name (partners) | Private limited company (Ltd) | Private limited company plus | Company limited by guarantee | Incorporated trustees | Public limited company (Plc) | Unlimited company | Limited liability partnership (LLP) | Limited partnership (LP) | Foreign company in Nigeria | Trademark registration | SCUML certificate only | Changes after registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAC fees included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| CAC name search and filing | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Certificate and status report | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| TIN set up | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Everything in Business name | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Each partner's details filed | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| CAC fees and stamp duty included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Memorandum and articles | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Share certificates | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Everything in Private limited company | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| SCUML where required | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Bank-ready document pack | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| CAC fees and two newspaper adverts included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Name approval and Attorney-General consent | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Name approval | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Newspaper publication | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Constitution review | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Certificate of incorporation | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Company secretary set up | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| LLP agreement filed | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Certificate of registration | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Partnership statement filed | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| expatriate quota and permits are quoted apart | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Registration of the Nigerian company or an exemption request | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Expatriate quota advice | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Registry fees for one class included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| each extra class is quoted apart | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Availability search | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Filing at the Trademarks Registry | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Acceptance and certificate follow-up | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| SCUML itself is free: this is our filing fee | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| SCUML registration | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Certificate | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| The CAC fee for one change included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| The CAC filing for your change | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Updated status report | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
How it works
From first call to delivery
Choose your structure
A quick call settles business name or limited company, shareholding and directors, with the tax effects explained plainly.
We file everything
Name reservation, incorporation documents and government fees: you sign digitally, we do the rest.
Collect your pack
Certificate, TIN and bank-ready documents delivered digitally, plus reminders for your first annual return.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Business name or limited company?
A business name is cheaper and simpler; a limited company protects your personal assets and is required by many contracts and investors. The consultation settles it in 15 minutes.
What does registration cost?
It depends on the structure you choose: Business name (one owner), Business name (partners), Private limited company (Ltd), Private limited company plus, Company limited by guarantee, Incorporated trustees, Public limited company (Plc), Unlimited company, Limited liability partnership (LLP), Limited partnership (LP), Foreign company in Nigeria, Trademark registration, SCUML certificate only and Changes after registration. Government fees are included and every charge is in your proposal.
How long does it take?
Typically 5 to 10 days, depending on CAC processing and name availability. We keep you posted at every step.
Do I need SCUML?
Only for designated non-financial businesses (real estate, jewellery, car dealing, consultancies handling client funds and similar). We check and include it if required.
Your business deserves an RC number.
CAC, TIN and SCUML for one fixed fee: registered in days, not months.
Get started