Nigeria Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Nigeria company register data is held by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. Beneficial ownership has its own public platform, the Persons with Significant Control Register at bor.cac.gov.ng, live since 25 May 2023 under CAMA 2020 section 119 and the 2022 PSC Regulations. Free of charge, with personal identifiers such as national ID numbers and dates of birth redacted under data-protection rules. The exact ownership percentage that defines a person with significant control is not consistently stated across CAC's own materials, so it should be confirmed against section 119 directly rather than assumed.
Nigeria beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies156,183
- Officer Records46
- Shareholder Records2
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)2,448
- Financial Reports5
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for Nigeria companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many registered Nigeria businesses does Zavia track?
Zavia holds 156,183 company records for Nigeria, of which 156,169 (100%) are currently active on the register.
Can I look up the beneficial owner of a Nigeria company?
Nigeria company register data is held by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. Beneficial ownership has its own public platform, the Persons with Significant Control Register at bor.cac.gov.ng, live since 25 May 2023 under CAMA 2020 section 119 and the 2022 PSC Regulations. Free of charge, with personal identifiers such as national ID numbers and dates of birth redacted under data-protection rules. The exact ownership percentage that defines a person with significant control is not consistently stated across CAC's own materials, so it should be confirmed against section 119 directly rather than assumed.
Is shareholder data available for Nigeria companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 2 shareholder records for Nigeria companies, with 2,448 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Who are the registered directors of Nigeria companies, and is that searchable?
Yes. Zavia holds 46 officer and director records for Nigeria companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Is financial data available for Nigeria companies?
Yes. Zavia holds 5 digitized financial reports for Nigeria companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
Is there a bulk or API option for Nigeria company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Nigeria, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Does Zavia have a deeper guide on Nigeria company ownership?
Zavia's Nigeria beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.