Business registration and licensing are at the core of our services at Alpha Company Secretaries Ltd. Alpha does not only process company registration but also provides guidance and assistance to our investing clients and business owners on the most suitable and beneficial corporate structures for establishing their businesses in Nigeria.

We have registered over twohundred business entities in Nigeria, across different sectors, including Business Names (BN) for sole proprietorship and partnership businesses, Limited Liability Companies (LLC) with up to N10 billion share capital, Companies Limited by Guarantee (Ltd/Gte) for mixed activities relating to charity and business, Incorporated Trustees (IT) for purely charitable causes, as well as General Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships.

Below are some of the business licenses, permits,and certifications we have procured for clients: 

• Microfinance Bank Licence;
• Finance Company Licence;
• Fund/Portfolio Manager’s Licence;
• Payment Solutions Service Provider (PSSP) Licence for payment gateway services;
• Super AgentLicence for agency banking services;
• Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP) Licence for payment terminals deployment and processing;
• Digital Lending Licence for online loan services;
• Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) registration for data controllers in Nigeria;
• Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) registration approval for online loan service providers;
• Business Permits/Expatriate Quotas
• SCUML certificate
• Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) License
• Tax Clearance Certificate
• National Pension Commission compliance certificate
• Industrial Training Fund (ITF) registration and compliance certificate;
• Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) registration and compliance certificate;
• Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) registration and compliance certificate; and
• Other regulatory agencies or authorities.

Alpha provides nuanced solution-driven corporate and regulatory advisory services peculiar to each client’s business or regulatory environment and objectives. Our advisory services are tailor-made for business practices and standards that accord with the ever-changing regulatory requirements for stakeholders.  We assist our clients stay apprised of   industry trends, legal developments, etc. to help them make informed business decisions internally or in relation to regulatory framework or development.

We provide company secretarial services to different entities i.e. private or public liability companies, not-for-profit organisations, etc. within and outside Nigeria. We also provide back-office secretarial support services i.e. registry services, interface with regulators, filing of returns with different regulators, attending meetings, and taking of minutes of clients.

We provide annual board plans, board charters, board packs, and documentation for boards, board committees, and general meetings of companies. We also provide routine secretarial tasks includingpreparing agendas for meetings, issuing and circulating notices of meetings, preparing orders of proceedings, attending meetings, taking minutes, preparing written resolutions, etc.

On our client’s request, we also provide the following add-on services:

• Statutory Compliance and Reporting services
• Board Evaluation Services
• Corporate Governance Audit Services
• Board Induction and Training Services
• Corresponding/Registered Office Address Services
• Local directorship or Nominee Shareholding Services
• Management or Business Support Services