Resources
Useful links
The official sources we work from. We would rather send you to the regulator than have you rely on a second-hand summary, including ours.
Regulators
The statutory bodies that register, supervise and assess Nigerian businesses. Filing obligations and official guidance come from here, not from secondary summaries, including ours.
- Corporate Affairs CommissionCACCompany registration, annual returns and post-incorporation filings.
- Nigeria Revenue ServiceNRSFederal taxes: companies income tax, VAT, withholding tax and e-invoicing.
- Nigeria Data Protection CommissionNDPCData protection registration and compliance under the NDP Act 2023.
- Securities and Exchange CommissionSECCapital market regulation, including private and public fundraising rules.
- Central Bank of NigeriaCBNMonetary policy, foreign exchange rules and financial sector guidelines.
Professional bodies
Chartered institutes setting the standards our work is held to. Use them to verify any adviser’s membership, including ours.
Development finance
Institutions providing grants, concessionary lending and MSME support. Their published eligibility criteria are the starting point for any funding application.
- Bank of IndustryBOIDevelopment finance for manufacturing, agriculture and SMEs.
- Development Bank of NigeriaDBNWholesale finance channelled to MSMEs through participating institutions.
- Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of NigeriaSMEDANMSME support programmes, grants and business development services.
Trade associations
Private sector representation on policy, labour relations and market access.
These links are provided for convenience. We do not control these sites and are not responsible for their content or availability, and their inclusion is not an endorsement. Always check the effective date of any guidance you rely on. Tax and regulatory positions change, sometimes with retrospective effect.