Guys, abeg if you do not understand how companies work in Nigeria yet, please DO NOT try to register companies by yourself. I am becoming tired of the queries and silly mistakes I see people making because of the new CAC self registration process.

Everyday I get complaints from entrepreneurs who decided to do it on their own because 'wetin lawyers dey do sef'. Please do not be penny wise and pound foolish. Companies are unique creations of the law and there is a huge area of knowledge called 'company law' that even many lawyers do not have a grasp of. Do not because of the little amounts you want to save deny yourself of valuable information which a lawyer will provide during the company registration process and the first few years of your company formation.

If you are a smart business person, you should know that a good lawyer is an asset and getting one on your side of the corner as early as possible should be top priority for you (Haba, even lawyers who start companies get lawyers to advise them).

Now I have a man who has been on his company registration process for over two months when it should not take more than a week. For all the money he was trying to save he has wasted more money and time going and coming back from the CAC office and getting queries endlessly because of the information he filled. He came to me when he got tired and I am charging him a lot more than I would have charged him at the beginning because I now have more work to do.

So, this is a public service announcement. If you are serious about registering a company, get a good lawyer in your corner. Registering your company without the guide of a good lawyer is not a smart way to start off and in 2017 is not the way any Nigerian should be registering a Nigerian company.

Many thanks!

#dropsmicandwalksaway