Annual Returns
Review filing position and prepare supported annual-return or record-update requests.
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Compliance Regulations
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Understand common compliance areas, review possible regulatory service paths, and request professional support without treating this page as legal advice or an official regulator decision.
Compliance map
Search compliance categories and services
This directory covers common CAC, tax, anti-money-laundering, workforce, sector, and regulatory-support areas. It avoids unsupported fees, fixed deadlines, and legal conclusions.
Common compliance areas
These are frequent areas businesses ask about. The exact obligation depends on the organisation and activity.
SCUML Registration
Preliminary support for eligible businesses that may require SCUML-related registration assistance.
Check applicabilityBeneficial Ownership
Support for organising ownership or persons-with-significant-control information where required.
Request guidanceTIN and Tax Support
Guidance for eligible tax-identification, tax-profile, and tax-clearance support needs.
Contact tax supportPost-Incorporation Compliance
Keep business records aligned through supported changes, status reports, and document requests.
Explore post-incorporationSector-Specific Filings
Review product, trade, oil-and-gas, procurement, or standards-related service paths.
View regulated servicesSector and workforce support
These cards preserve the existing compliance service paths while clarifying that final applicability and approval are regulator-led.
NAFDAC Registration
Guided registration support for eligible regulated food, drug, cosmetic, medical-device, chemical, and related products.
- Commonly applicable to
- Manufacturers, importers, brand owners, and distributors of regulated products.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC documents, product details, facility evidence, labels, and technical or test documents where applicable.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after product category and document review.
SON Certification
Support for identifying and preparing for applicable product standards and certification pathways.
- Commonly applicable to
- Manufacturers and importers of products covered by Nigerian standards or conformity schemes.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC records, product specifications, test information, inspection evidence, and import documents where relevant.
- Timeline
- Depends on the product and certification scheme.
Export Licence
Guided support for export-readiness documentation and the registration steps relevant to the intended goods or services.
- Commonly applicable to
- Businesses preparing to export Nigerian goods, commodities, or qualifying services.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC and tax records, product details, destination market, logistics profile, and sector permits where applicable.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after the export profile is reviewed.
Banking Licence
Preliminary guidance for organisations considering activities that require a regulated banking or financial-services licence.
- Commonly applicable to
- Proposed banks and regulated financial-service businesses, subject to the exact activity.
- Information commonly reviewed
- Incorporation and governance records, business plan, capital evidence, ownership, and fit-and-proper information.
- Timeline
- Regulator-led and confirmed only after scope review.
DPR/NUPRC Permit
Support for identifying and preparing the permit category relevant to an eligible upstream petroleum activity.
- Commonly applicable to
- Oil-and-gas contractors, service providers, and operators within regulated upstream activities.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC and tax records, technical scope, personnel, equipment, HSE evidence, and prior experience where required.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after permit category and technical scope review.
NSITF Registration
Registration support for employers handling applicable employee compensation and workplace obligations.
- Commonly applicable to
- Employers with staff, subject to current statutory scope and workforce circumstances.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC records, employer details, employee or payroll information, address, and tax information.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after employer and workforce review.
BPP Certification
Compliance-document support for eligible contractors and service providers participating in public procurement.
- Commonly applicable to
- Contractors, consultants, and suppliers seeking eligible government procurement opportunities.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC, tax, pension, ITF, NSITF, and other compliance evidence applicable to the business.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after the required compliance records are reviewed.
ITF Registration
Guided registration support for employers whose operations and workforce fall within applicable ITF requirements.
- Commonly applicable to
- Eligible employers, with applicability determined by current statutory criteria.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC and tax records, payroll or workforce details, operational address, and employer information.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after workforce and applicability review.
PENCOM Registration
Support for employers organising pension-compliance registration and the related workforce records.
- Commonly applicable to
- Employers subject to contributory pension obligations under current requirements.
- Information commonly reviewed
- CAC records, employee and payroll details, pension administrator information, and employer contacts.
- Timeline
- Confirmed after workforce and pension-record review.
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How compliance support works
Assess your profile
Use the compliance check or contact form to describe your entity, activity, and current records.
Review documents
The relevant team confirms the likely information and document list before you proceed.
Prepare and follow up
We support preparation and coordination while official decisions remain with the relevant authority.
Compliance alert
Do not wait for a penalty notice before reviewing records
Regularly check CAC records, tax profile, ownership details, workforce status, and sector permits. This page is a practical guide, not legal advice or an official regulator finding.
Why partner with us
Compliance help without overstating official outcomes
Review likely service paths, prepare documents, and contact the team while regulator decisions remain with the right authority.
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Registration and compliance support
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Search a proposed business name, run the compliance check, or speak with the Compliance Team about the regulatory service that applies to your organisation.