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Check Online If Your Business Names Have Been Approved By CAC
Last week, I informed you about the launch of online company registration by CAC, Nigeria. That same day, I started the process of registering my business name online on CAC website. Within few days, one of the two names I submitted was approved and I confirmed the approval online without visiting any CAC office.
If you’ve paid the N500 for the business name search and CAC have confirmed your payment, you can check online if your business names have been approved by CAC by following me through the steps below:
==> Go to: http://services.cac.gov.ng/
==> Click on “Create account” link
==> Click on the Sign In link at the right hand corner of your PC screen
==> Sign in with your username and password
==> Click on the “Name Reservation” tab
==> Click on the “My Reservations” tab
Right there, you will see the status of your submitted names. You will see which of the two names is approved and the reservation date. Click on action button to download approval note in pdf.
You can then proceed with the business registration.
I will share info about the business registration process once I complete mine. So, ensure you subscribe to this blog if you don’t want to miss the info.
NB:
==> Name will be reserved for 60days. So, complete the registration asap.
==> CAC might not send you any email to inform you about the approval of your business names. So, always log in to the portal to check.
What’s your experience so far with the CAC online business registration?
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89 responses to “Check Online If Your Business Names Have Been Approved By CAC”
Thanks Jide. I can't wait for you to be through with the process so I can get started too. Thanks for the updates
No wahala. I will post more updates once i complete the process.
OMG! Awesome post, thumbs up for Jide…i am seriously waiting for more up dude.
No problem bro. Will post more updates
Thanks jide for this information.
Bolateethole.blogspot.comYou're welcome Bolatito
Hello Jide, i thought the N500 payment for name search is equally done thru online means, thus i want to pay with my ATM card but cant find any option there for payment. What can i do?
There is an option to pay online there. I paid mine online too.
Hi, jide the page is not coming up for me to do the availability search after signing up.do they have issues with the site?
Hello Jide, I have also check it i cannot find the online option to pay the N500, please can you give more discription to locate it. thnks
oga jide, thanks for sharing this helpful insight
You're welcome
I want to register a business name,after searching the name online, will I still go to cac to register. Or will I have to do all online?
Bolateethole.blogspot.com
all u have to do is print out the receipt and take it to CAC office and complete the process
Nice one Jyde, Sincerely, been thinking of visiting C.A.C today but believe me with dis i know for sure i should be able to register my company without visiting there office. Am online right now sha. Will holla you soon cos there is one or two thing we need to talk about, Private – Hakeem
OK. No wahala
The CAC site, http://services.cac.gov.ng is not going through, pls help needed urgently.
Hello, really helpful post you have on here. Please, my company name has been approved I am clueless as to how to go about getting an availability code/registering the company?? I hope I can still do that online 🙁
Print out the docs, payment receipt and take them to nearest CAC office
I went through the same process reserved business name, then engaged the service of a CAC accredited agent to complete the incorporation process for me. Surprisingly, CAC refused to incorporate my company – giving excuse that the person who reserved the business name needs to be a lwayer and its only that person who will be able to fill for incorporation with them. I have to wait for 60 days to elapse to enable another name search by the agent this time before incorporating.
So do not use the online system by CAC if you ask me!
Well, you should have done it all by yourself. I've also discovered that some CAC offices are not yet aware of this online system, so they tell you some things that might frustrate you. The online system works to an extent as at the time of publishing this….
Thanks jide for the great info, kudo to ur great job,i will soon go and do mine Vistasms247.com
Thanks and God bless
Hi, Ive been getting disapproved for the business name. Is there a particular way to write the business name for a particular business? Please i need your help.
Yes, there are some things to be considered before a name can be approved. Mail me the names that were rejected and I will guide you.
Hello Jide, I am so glad for the helpful lead you offered here. I have spent N5500 on name search offline with no positive result. Someone told me I could get it done online but he doesn't know how so I googled it up and you came to my rescue. I registered on Saturday, paid and I am totally wowed that my name has been approved this morning. It's really excellent and I can't thank you enough. God bless you my brother, Amen.
Amen bro. Glad it worked for you. Have fun bro!
I don't understand why my comments never show up
..but I can see this one
Sup jide I just got mine approved so what next should I do
Sign in, click on registration tab. click on Action tab and download the form and payment receipt. Print and take them to the CAC office to complete registration.
I don't recommend going ahead with the process online as it seems some CAC branches still don't know how this online process works.
I prefer completing the process online. Why should I avoid that dreaded CAC office and do a name search online, only to print out the approved name and receipt in order to go get an approval code offline which I'll proceed to use online again?
This seems to be nothing different from the GTBank online account opening done via Facebook, which you need to complete at the nearest GTBank branch.
They really need to fully automate the system. Their offices are a nightmare.
Hi, please when you choose several names and one has been approved does that mean others are not available or they just choose at random to approve cause they did not ask for preferred name they just approved one
I think the name not approved already have a similar type on their Database before and that was why it wasn't approved in the first place.
Am opening a private limited liability company, pls how much do I pay for stamp duty of 400,000
Pls how do I check the IT certificate onlilne?
400,000 share capital
Hello Jide.
I paid 500naira online today and since I got the receipt I've not being able to use the site. Telling me service error. I hope this won't affect my transactionHello Jide,
Please, I have paid 500 Naira for Name search through a bank center but my Staus reflects "Not Submitted". Is it OK like that and wait for approval or do I have to upload or submit my payment in d bank online.
Hi Jide, after a successful registration with CAC and you already have your certificate; what is the next thing to do?
Then enjoy. Since you have your certificate, you have successfully registered the Company. Now, you can even Open an account with your company name in any Commercial bank in Nigeria.
What did you do after that… I mean after you download the notice of approval
I've tried but I couldn't continue with the registration. how can I get the approval number?
I've gotten my approval note, how should I proceed?
I want to start a holding company but I want to register it first. Which of the three options(register a company, register a business name or incorporate trustee) should I register under. and how do I register other subsidiaries under the holding company.
Hi. Please what is the next step. l registered online for a business name from CAC and it has been approved. Please how can l go about the remaining procedure online. i'm confused especially paying for the 10,000 naira fee.
Don't pay the N10,000 online. Take your approval notes, payment receipts to the nearest CAC office and pay them the N10,000 to complete the registration.
pls kindly help me out of my registration process my name is already approved by cac since 2 weeks back now i am ready to make a payment now,what is the procedure for it?
I love what you are doing. It was really helpful. God bless you.
Thanks for the information. I started a name search, still waiting for approval. I wonder how long this takes?
Hello Jide,please i have been trying register and this is the second time am paying 500# and where the were suppose to let me know if my name has been approved or disaproved what the wrote there was NOT SUBMITTED ..please enlighten me
If you sign in to the CAC portal, you will see if your name has been approved or not.
Hello Jide. My search was successful; i registered and paid N10,000. I was asked to download the PDF attachment and get it stamped at the court, which i did. but no further instruction. I tried sending it to their general email (info@) but no response. I called one of their lines but the person on duty (a lady was confused). I went to a branch of the CAC nearby but they couldn't tell me what to do next. So, i gave up and remained stuck since June 2015. HOW DID YOU CONCLUDE YOURS?
They should have helped you out with the final process at the CAC office. Which of the CAC branch office did you go to?
Hello Jide,
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately for me, I have been charged 120K for the registration and I have made an advance payment of 50K. The name have been approved and it's been published in 2 daily newspapers. Is there any cheaper or more affordable way to go about it without having to pay the whooping 70k to get the certificate. I look forward to hearing from you! CheersAfternoon, i submit a business name for reservation since last week on 28th of march this year, after generating the RRR Number i proceed to make the payment at UBA Allen ikeja. to my surprise i have not seen the name been approved after series of visitation to the CAC portal…. Pls what should i do… feed me back on this contact 08066472698. thanks
Hi Jide,
I could use your help with the business name search which I have done twice with both all 4 names coming back as disapproved. The first reason I can understand but the second which is "Provide Main Aims/Objects pls" implies I left this off my online application, which is not true. I have tried contacting CAC with their number's listed online but no luck and the disapproval notice did not state how to contact the person who disapproved my application.Please wats the process for registering an NGO a non profit org. Somebody said the process is very complicated n cost much
pls after uploading your documents for business name, how long before the approval.
It is one of the most frustrating process I have ever gone through in my entire life. University registration is next. You get to upload your business documents severally, they disapprove, tell you to do something or pay some amount, you do that and upload and they disapprove again and find another issue. Its like… why cant you just tell me all that I'm required to do at once instead of this unnecessary back and forth? Finally after over a month of constant checking the portal which by the way could use a lot of help in terms of user experience (They can actually give me that contract so the lives of intending business owners can be so much easier), it was approved but no further action, no email, no place on the portal to download certificate or something! No directions! No body to call or respond to your calls or email… Jeez! I can only imaging how many people must have abandoned their registration after paying just because of how much effort is required to complete this. Its sad!
Mr Jide thanks you for your good bolgging Sir. Pls can you help me to recover my business name that I registered in 2011 at Damaturu Yobe State, but recently I lost the certificate, the names are : Bignet Global Technologies ? Thanks
Having successful reserved a name for 60days and it elapses even when the registration hasn’t been completed…what are the implications…will I still be able to proceed with the same said name or I will have to pay another #500 again…pla I need advise
my business name reservation is approved and have paid N10,000 and filled the registration form online, it is still showing pending approval since last week. what do i do ?
Hello sir, please how long does it that for CAC to approve a name ? Its two days now for me but I’m not seeing any approval.
hi, I have received my availability code but can’t seem to continue my business registration. it keeps returning me back to the registration page. Asking me to insert my availability code. what could be the problem?
Try again. Might be server issues..
Hello Mr. Hide, I already reserved a name and proceeded with the registration process online. Then I came across your warning on completing the whole process online, does this mean I can’t do this and go to the HQ for the pick up of certificates only as stated in the portal?
And in a case that I decided to let the reservation elapse, can I start over by placing a name search with the same business name again and can it be approved again?Thank you
I have got the availability code but upon trying to login with it, the site shows a message that my availability code does not have a business name. What does this mean as the name was already approved.
hi Jide, Ive just checked online and it says my business registration has been approved. Does this mean I can go pick up my certificate.
You can only go and pick up if certificate is ready not when names are approved. If names are approved. you can proceed with the registration.
Hi Jide, thank for the information. I just completed an online name reservation application but the current status says pending “approval.” How long does it take to get an approval from CAC? Thank you!
I can’t really say. Check back after a week..
Hello Mr. Jide! Pls, how do I know that my documents upload is successful? I’ve submitted over and over again (using phone n laptop), but it’s only bringing out a blank page. No such message as “uploads successful” or something. Pls, is it the norm?
I need your reply ASAP please. I’ve been calling their customer care line but it’s saying switched off
CAC is not fully prepared for online registration and this is very unfortunate. The so call online registration is so unfriendly, so frustrating, nobody to talk to, to guide you or to mentor you. CAC HQs Abuja has bout six telephone lines, when you call, the phones are either switched off or not available. It is shame. Assuming most of us struggling to do online registration are foreigners who planned to invest in Nigeria, this is how they would frustrate them and they would go to Ghana or South Africa. CAC needs to wake up to its responsibility and improve on its ICT infrastructures. CAC is loosing a lot of revenues by their mode of operations presently
It is a big shame………..
ThanksIs there anything that can be done to accelerate their operations at CAC HQs, Abuja. The process is just too slow. When you upload documents, it takes several weeks before you get any response. At the slightest error, they will reject your submissions and they will not guide you or direct you on what to do. All they will tell you is ” INCORRECT DATA”, they will not tell you exactly what was wrong with your submission. They would get you more confused. This is a big challenge and it is very unfortunate. It does not portray good image of a Federal Government Institution.
The CAC Custormer service auto-reply machine would reply to any message, but after that nothing happens. You have to wait indefinitely for responses……..They need to travel to the Western world and see how easy to register a company. God bless Nigeria!!!!!Thanks Jide. Good job.
Hi Jide. My business name was approved but registration was disapproved due to unavailability of availability form and no proficiency…Pls what do I do next? And is my money gone?
It seems this online thing is no difference from offline registration. I did every thing online in May 2017 and it is still showing pending approval. In December 2017 i send a mail to CAC which i was referred to the pick up office which is UYO reaching there it was so funny to hear the head of the place telling me that she does not have password to check incorporated Trustee which was the class of my registration.The next time i called, she was on vacation. Only God knows when she will resume but the big question is should Govt business be done that way? For me this is corruption.
Hi bro i heard my company name is approved nd have paid all necessary to the lawyer such like 80k . So how will i confirm it’s real registrations nd all taxes is paid left nothing. …………. bcos I didn’t go direct my self.
What is the Different between RC and OG
Which receipt do i Upload along with the availability notice, Means of identification…etc, is it the one given to me at the Bank, or the one i will download from my account on CAC? Pls i need urgent answer, cos av been made to pay twice because of this and its still not going through.
the portal is not submitting the uploaded documents anymore. and pls what document is proficiency form?
questions: So what happens when they disapproved your name, should I start again with a new registration and new payment or with the old payment and different name. also, they didn’t tell me why they denied the name, so it’s hard to tell what mistake was done at the first registration.
There are certain names that are restricted and others prohibited, so it depends on the type of name you chose.
And yes, out will need to start over, with a new name and new payment.
Cheers.
Pls Good day, I have my business name approved, I have also successfully completed my registration of my business, I am currently on the final stage which asked me to download Application Form for Business Name (CAC/BN/1). I have downloaded it but i am having problem uploading the signed document online what should I do?
It is probably network, or the size of the file is beyond what is allowed or it is not in a PDF format…..kindly check to see .
good evening i”ve done name reservation for my business since august and my registration has been pending since then. i’ve paid the 10,000, i notice expired on my name reservation but my registration is still peding.
Good evening,
I have submitted all the required documents for business name registration but it’s still saying pending approval. What do I do pls?
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