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LinkRegistration
CAC company registration portal
Register a business name or a limited company. This is the government portal itself, not an agent, so you pay the official fee.
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Registering the business, paying tax, taking payments, shipping the goods, getting found. The real portals, with a line on what each one is for. No sign up, no email, nothing to buy.
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Corporate Affairs Commission
The CAC itself: fee schedules, post-registration changes, and how to check whether a company is real before you deal with it.
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LinkTax
FIRS TaxPro-Max
Where you file and pay federal tax and VAT once the business is registered. You will need your TIN.
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Paystack
Open a business account to take card and transfer payments online. You need your CAC documents to go live.
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Paystack documentation
The technical documentation, for when your developer needs to wire payments into your site.
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LinkRegistration
NAFDAC
If you sell food, drinks, cosmetics, or anything ingested or applied to skin, this is the registration you need.
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SMEDAN
The federal agency for small business: support schemes, training, and the national MSME register.
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LinkMarketing
Meta Ad Library
Every ad currently running on Facebook and Instagram, searchable. Use it to see what competitors are actually spending on.
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Google Business Profile
Free. Puts you on Google Maps and in local search, which is how most people find a business near them.
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ArticleLogistics
Shipping and logistics: what to sort out before you book
Moving goods inside Nigeria is a pricing question. Moving them out is a paperwork question. What to have ready for both.
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GIG Logistics
Interstate parcels and door delivery across Nigeria. Priced by weight or size, whichever is dearer, so measure before you quote a customer.
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ABC Transport
Long established interstate courier and cargo alongside the coach service. Useful for bigger or heavier loads between cities.
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NIPOST
The national postal service. Slower than the couriers, and usually the cheapest way to move something light that is not urgent.
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FedEx Nigeria
International courier. Ask them what your product category needs before you pay, restricted goods are where shipments get held.
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Nigeria Customs Service
The authority on what may leave or enter the country and what duty is owed. Check here rather than relying on what an agent tells you.
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