Organization : Corporate Affairs Commission
Facility : Check for Name Availability
Country : Nigeria
Website : http://services.cac.gov.ng/
CAC Check for Name Availability
Step1 : Go to home page, type the company names in the text fields written “Name option1” “Name option2” and click on “proceed”
Related : Create an Account Corporate Affairs Commission Nigeria : www.statusin.org/29353.html
Step 2 : fill in the corresponding form and click on “Next”
Step 3 : Review the company’s information details from the look up, fill the additional Information and click on “next”
Step 4 : Make your payment; select a payment option and click on “Next”. Also note the Transaction Reference ID
Step5 : Select the form of payment you prefer(MasterCard ,visa or pay with bank account) And click on “proceed”
Step 6 : Fill in the card details and click on “Ok” to complete the payment process or “Cancel” to abort the process. After the payment has been approved or disapproved, you will get a payment receipt
Step 7 : After payment has been made, to check your application status or your payment status, go to “My Reservation History”. If your payment was approved and your application status still reads “Not Submitted”.
Kindly click on “Action” , then click on “View payment history” to enable you know your payment status. If the payment status reads FAILED, DISAPPROVED or IN PROGRESS, kindly click on the “Check Status” to manually check your payment status then wait for 15mins to see the updated status of your payment.
FAQs :
1 .What can I do with my CAC-CRP Portal Account?
With your CAC-CRP portal account you can submit pre-incorporation and post-incorporation filings with the Corporate Affairs Commission online in real time. You can also conveniently make payment for these filings from the comfort of your home; 24/7 a year.
2. What is the first thing I must do to register a business in Nigeria?
To register a business in Nigeria; you would need to conduct a name search of the business. You can achieve this using your CAC-CRP account
3. What do I need to submit a successful Name Availability Request?
To submit a name availability request successfully; you would need the following :
** The name(s) to search; a maximum of two options
** Your CAC-CRP account access (username and password)
** N500 only
** Other required information about the type of business (Please use an accredited agent if in doubt)
4. But I don’t have an e-payment credit/debit card; how can I pay online?
If you do not have a debit/credit card to use for payment online; you can still use your internet banking to pay for fees in the CAC-CRP. If you don’t have internet banking either; just generate the bill from the CAC-CRP; walk into any bank branch in Nigeria and make the payment.
5. But I am outside Nigeria how am I affected?
This service is available for anybody to use from anywhere in the world at any point in time. Payment options available though are debit/credit cards as well as internet banking with any of the Nigerian banks.
6. How will i know if My Name Availability Was Approved or Declined?
Once your name search request has been processed; you would receive an email notification in your officially registered email address.
Then on logging in to your CAC-CRP account; you would be able to see the status of your application as well as generate the availability approval/disapproval form.