Nigeria - 2020 - Trade, Industry, and Investment

Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Act repeals the Companies and Alied Matters Act, 1990, laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enacts the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 to provide for the incorporation of companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, registration of business names together with incorporation of trustees of certain communities, bodies association. It’s primary objective is to improve Nigeria’s ease of doing business.

Process Flow

National Assembly ⬤

Office of the President ⬤

Contacts

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 Current Version

January 2022

This Act repeals the Companies and Alied Matters Act, 1990, laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enacts the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 to provide for the incorporation of companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, registration of business names together with incorporation of trustees of certain communities, bodies association. It’s primary objective is to improve Nigeria’s ease of doing business.

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