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Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 4:23pm On Jul 27, 2022 |
Although an NGO is not commercial entity, the Corporate Affairs Commission views it as an entity and need to be registered. To register an NGO, one need to follow laid down process. It's registration is peculiar in that it can only be done under Part A of the Companies and Allied Matters Act as a company limited by guarantee or by Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act as Incorporated Trustees. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 7:41pm On Jul 28, 2022 |
For Registration of your Business Name, Company (Private Limited Company and Public Limited Company), Incorporated Trustee, NGO, CLUB, Association, Churches, Mosque etc, with CAC, and also for your CAC post registration services such as annual returns, change or correction of name, change of nature of business etc and also for inquiries, you can chat me up on whatsapp @ 07033097160.
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Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 3:49pm On Jul 29, 2022 |
USE OF PERSONAL NAMES IN THE REGISTRATION OF FOUNDATION A single name preceding foundation should be allowed unless there is an identical or similar name existing. In the absence of that, it is the subsequent applicant that should be asked to vary his own. E.g.El-Rufai Foundation.This name should be allowed in the absence of any similar name and any subsequent applicant be asked to add one or more names to vary his own. E.g. El-Rufai Mohammed Foundation. LOCALIZATION RULE: Certain names are capable of co-existing when domesticated in various towns and localities of the federation. For example: -Muslim Schools Proprietors Association and Muslim Schools Proprietors Association of Abuja. Note that locality alone suffices to make a difference in two similar names. For example: Jolly Friends Club Lagos and Jolly Friends Sokoto. THE USE OF “RESEARCH” IN ASSOCIATION Just like it is registrable as a company limited by Guarantee, the word “research” with the aim of conducting research in advancement of those provisions mentioned in Section 590 (1) of the CAMA; i.e. to carry out religious, educational, literary, scientific, cultural, sporting research, with a view to providing charitable services to the community. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:43am On Aug 01, 2022 |
MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF COMPANIES (1) Every public company shall, within a period of six months from the date of its incorporation, hold a general meeting of the members of the company (in this Act referred to as “the statutory meeting”). (2) The directors shall, at least 21 days before the day on which the statutory meeting is held, forward to every member of the company a copy of the statutory report. (3) The statutory report shall be certified by not less than two directors or by a director and the secretary of the company and shall state— (a) the total number of shares allotted, distinguishing shares allotted as fully or partly paid-up than in cash, and stating in the case of shares partly paid-up, the extent to which they are paid up, and the consideration for which they have been allotted ; (b) the total amount of cash received by the company in respect of all the shares allotted, distinguished as aforesaid.
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Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:45am On Aug 01, 2022 |
(c) the names, addresses and descriptions of the directors, auditors, managers, if any, and secretary of the company ; (d) the particulars of any pre-incorporation contract together with the particulars of any modification or proposed modification ; (e) any underwriting contract that has not been carried out and the reasons therefore; (f ) the arrears, if any, due on calls from every director ; and (g) the particulars of any commission or brokerage paid or to be paid in connection with the issue or sale of shares or debentures to any director or to the manager. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:45am On Aug 01, 2022 |
(4) The report shall contain an abstract of the receipts of the company and the payments made from them up to a date within seven days of the date of the report, exhibiting under distinctive headings the receipts of the company from shares, debentures and other sources, the payments made from such receipts and particulars concerning the balance remaining in hand, and an account or estimate of the preliminary expenses of the company. (5) The statutory report shall, so far as it relates to the shares allotted by the company, and to the cash received in respect of such shares, and to the receipts and payments of the company on capital account, be certified as correct by the auditors. (6) The directors shall cause a copy of the statutory report, certified as required by this section, to be delivered to the Commission for registration within 14 days after the sending of copies to the members of the company. (7) The directors shall cause a list, showing the names, descriptions and addresses of the members of the company and the number of shares held by them respectively, to be produced at the commencement of the meeting and to remain open and accessible to any member of the company during the continuance of the statutory meeting. ( The members of the company present at the statutory meeting are at liberty to discuss any matter relating to the formation of the company, its commencement of business or arising out of the statutory report. (9) Any member who wishes a resolution to be passed on any matter arising out of the statutory report shall give further 21 days’ notice from the date on which the statutory report was received to the company of his intention to propose such a resolution, in which case, the statutory meeting shall not be held until the expiration of the 21 days’ notice given to the company by the member.
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Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:19am On Aug 02, 2022 |
(10) The statutory meeting may be adjourn and at any adjourned meeting any resolution of which notice has been given in accordance with the articles, either before or subsequently to the former meeting, may be passed, and the adjourned meeting shall have the same powers as the original meeting. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 567 of this Act, if a company fails to comply with the requirements of section 235 of this Act, the company and any officer in default commits an offence and are liable to a fine for everyday during which the default continues in such amount as the Commission shall specify in its regulations. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:20am On Aug 02, 2022 |
GENERAL MEETING 237.—(1) Except in the case of a small company or any company having a single shareholder, every company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting in addition to any other meeting in that year, and specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it; and not more than 15 months shall elapse between the date of one annual general meeting of a company and the next: Provided that— (a) so long as a company holds its first annual general meeting within 18 months of its incorporation it need not hold it in that year or in the following year ; or (b) except for the first annual general meeting, the Commission shall have power to extend the time within which any annual general meeting shall be held, by a period not exceeding three months so that not more than 18 months shall elapse between the date of the last annual general meeting and the date of any meeting so extended. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 6:45pm On Aug 03, 2022 |
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Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 12:21pm On Aug 04, 2022 |
If default is made in holding a meeting of a company in accordance with subsection (1), the Commission, may, on its own or on the application of any member of the company call, or direct the calling of a general meeting of the company and give such ancillary or consequential directions as the Commission considers expedient, including directions modifying or supplementing, in relation to the calling, holding, conducting of the meeting, the operation of the company’s articles, and that the directions that may be given under this subsection shall include a direction that one member of the company present in person or by proxy may apply to the court for an order to take a decision which binds all the members. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 12:19pm On Aug 05, 2022 |
All businesses transacted at annual general meetings are deemed special business, except declaring a dividend, presentation of the financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditors, election of directors in the place of those retiring, the appointment, fixing of the remuneration of the auditors, appointment of members of the audit committee and disclosure of remuneration of managers of a company, which are ordinary business. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 7:58pm On Aug 05, 2022 |
Let's Register your Non Governmental organization. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 11:25am On Aug 06, 2022 |
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING (1) The board of directors may convene an extraordinary general meeting whenever they deem fit, and if at any time they are not within Nigeria, sufficient directors capable of acting to form a quorum, any director may convene an extraordinary general meeting. (2) An extraordinary general meeting of a company may be requisitioned by any member or members of the company holding at the date of the requisition not less than one-tenth of the paid up capital of the company as at the date of the deposit carrying the right of voting, or in the case of a company not having a share capital, members of the company representing not less than one tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having at the said date a right to vote at general meetings of the company, and the directors shall on receipt of the requisition immediately proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the company, notwithstanding anything in its articles. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 7:21pm On Aug 06, 2022 |
It is however important for individuals registering a business name to be aware that registration of a business name does not entail a separate legal personality like a limited liability company, and any liability incurred in the cause of doing such business maybe personally extended to the owner or the proprietor of the business. Finally, it worthy of note that a foreigner intending to participate in Nigeria business cannot do so through a registration of an enterprise, as foreign participation in Nigeria’s business entails different legal requirements, which does not give a room for a foreigner to use a business name as a mode of business set up in Nigeria. We are CAC’s accredited agent, assisting individuals and entities for Enterprise and Company’s registration in Nigeria. We can be contacted through the below contact details/ 07033097160 or 08146494702. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:00am On Aug 07, 2022 |
If the directors do not within 21 days from the date of the deposit of the requisition proceed to convene a meeting, the requisitionists, or any one or more of them representing more than one half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a meeting but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months from that date. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 7:07pm On Aug 07, 2022 |
It is however important for individuals registering a business name to be aware that registration of a business name does not entail a separate legal personality like a limited liability company, and any liability incurred in the cause of doing such business maybe personally extended to the owner or the proprietor of the business. Finally, it worthy of note that a foreigner intending to participate in Nigeria business cannot do so through a registration of an enterprise, as foreign participation in Nigeria’s business entails different legal requirements, which does not give a room for a foreigner to use a business name as a mode of business set up in Nigeria. We are CAC’s accredited agent, assisting individuals and entities for Enterprise and Company’s registration in Nigeria. We can be contacted through the below contact details/ 07033097160 or 08146494702. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 3:03pm On Aug 08, 2022 |
(1) The notice required for all types of general meetings is 21 days from the date on which the notice was sent out. (2) A general meeting of a company, notwithstanding that it is called by a shorter notice than that specified in subsection (1), is deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed in the case of— (a) a meeting called as the annual general meeting, by all the members entitled to attend and vote ; and (b) any other general meeting, by a majority in number of the members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding at least 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting or, in the case of a company not having a share capital, together representing at least 95% of the total voting rights at that meeting of all the members. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 9:51am On Aug 09, 2022 |
The notice of a meeting shall specify the place, date and time of the meeting, and the general nature of the business to be transacted in sufficient detail to enable those to whom it is given to decide whether to attend or not, and where the meeting is to consider a special resolution, set out the terms of the resolution. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 2:25pm On Aug 10, 2022 |
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Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 11:30am On Aug 12, 2022 |
In the case of notice of an annual general meeting, a statement that the purpose is to transact the ordinary business of an annual general meeting is deemed to be a sufficient specification that the business is for the declaration of dividends, presentation of the financial statements, reports of the directors and auditors, the election of directors in the place of those retiring, fixing of the remuneration of the auditors, and, if the requirements of sections 409 and 410 of this Act are complied with, the removal and election of auditors and directors. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 9:33am On Aug 13, 2022 |
Register your NGO as incorporated trustee and gain legal and formal representation. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 5:08pm On Aug 14, 2022 |
To register an NGO, one need to follow laid down process. It's registration is peculiar in that it can only be done under Part A of the Companies and Allied Matters Act as a company limited by guarantee or by Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act as Incorporated Trustees. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:03am On Aug 15, 2022 |
If you would like us to undertake the whole process of registering your NGO in Nigeria and courier your Certificate of Incorporation to you,reach us by Call/WhatsApp on 07033097160. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 2:29pm On Aug 16, 2022 |
Provided that— (a) so long as a company holds its first annual general meeting within 18 months of its incorporation it need not hold it in that year or in the following year ; or (b) except for the first annual general meeting, the Commission shall have power to extend the time within which any annual general meeting shall be held, by a period not exceeding three months so that not more than 18 months shall elapse between the date of the last annual general meeting and the date of any meeting so extended. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:34am On Aug 17, 2022 |
An error or omission in a notice with respect to the place, date, time or general nature of the business of a meeting shall not invalidate the meeting, unless the officer of the company responsible for the error or omission acted in bad faith or failed to exercise care and diligence provided that in the case of accidental error or omission, the officer responsible shall effect the necessary correction either before or during the meeting. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:46am On Aug 18, 2022 |
You might have wondered how NGO make money to sustain it's business operations. Because they are not profit generating organizations, they won't bank on profits as in limited liability companies. Now, know this about NGOs. NGOs can accept donations from private individuals, for-profit companies, charitable foundations, and governments, whether local, state, federal, or even foreign. As nonprofit entities, they also can charge membership dues and sell goods and services. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 1:30pm On Aug 19, 2022 |
The Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry under the Commercial Law Department of the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, is the relevant trademark authority. Application for the registration of a trademark may be made by the proprietor or by an agent except in the case of a foreign proprietor where a local agent must be used. Barring all bureaucratic delays at the Registry, the entire process of registering a trademark usually takes about 12 to 18 months. Where the owner of a foreign product intends to import it to the Nigerian market or a foreign business intends to carry on business in Nigeria, it is necessary for the trademark of the product or business to be registered in Nigeria to enable the owner benefit from the exclusive right over the trademark in Nigeria. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 10:12am On Aug 20, 2022 |
(1) At any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by— (a) the chairman, where he is a shareholder or a proxy ; (b) at least three members present in person or by proxy ; (c) a member or members present in person or by proxy and representing at least one tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting ; or (d) any member or members holding shares in the company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregates sum been paid up equal to at least one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 3:31pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
We are Chartered CAC Accredited Agents. We are into registration of your Business Name, Company (Private Limited Company and Public Limited Company), Incorporated Trustee as Foundation, NGO, CLUB, Association, Churches, Mosque etc, with CAC. We also undertake the rigorous process of your CAC post registration services such as Annual returns, change or correction of name, change of address, change of directors, change of nature of business etc |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 9:26pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
All businesses transacted at annual general meetings are deemed special business, except declaring a dividend, presentation of the financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditors, election of directors in the place of those retiring, the appointment, fixing of the remuneration of the auditors, appointment of members of the audit committee and disclosure of remuneration of managers of a company, which are ordinary business. |
Re: How To Register An NGO In Nigeria +(Business Name & Limited Liability) by happiness440: 1:05pm On Aug 21, 2022 |
A lawyer may also be hired to carry out the registration, especially where the business involves more than one proprietor and a partnership deed stipulating the agreements between partners or proprietors required to be drafted and duly filed with the CAC. |
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