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Section 78 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, states that “…every foreign company which before or after the commencement of this Act was incorporated outside Nigeria, and having the intention of...
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are usually established by like-minded people to promote religious, educational, literary, scientific, social/cultural development, sporting or other charitable causes....
Copyright is a form of intellectual property that gives legal ownership to the author or creator of any tangible work. The protection under copyright only extends to literary works, artistic works, musical...
A company cannot be simply defined as an organization set up to carry out business objectives, but most importantly a company is made up of the “people” who have agreed to work together to foster the goals...
For every registered company, business name, partnership, incorporated trustee, there are certain mandatory compliance requirements to be filed with the corporate affairs commission, which are either filed...
The trustees of non-profit organisations/Foundations are required to submit to the Corporate Affairs Commission, a bi-annual statement of affairs twice every year. The requirement to file bi-annual statement...
All business entities registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) are required to file Annual Returns every year that they remain in operation. This requirement extends to businesses,...
CERPAC is the acronym for Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Alien Card. This is a document issued to foreigners to legally live and work in Nigeria. An application for CERPAC can only be applied for...
Expatriate Quota This is an approval granted to registered firms or organizations to employ the services of expatriates for the purpose of training or enhancing the skills of Nigerians during the period of...
Section 650 of Company and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA), defines “an alien (foreigner) as a person or association, whether corporate or incorporated, other than a Nigerian citizen or association”. A...
What is a monthly expatriate report? The concept of Monthly Expatriate Report is used in reference to Expatriate Quota, which is granted to companies or organisations to enable them engage the services of...
What is CERPAC? CERPAC is an acronym that stands for Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card. It is a document that serves as a form of identification and authorisation for foreign nationals who...
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