CAC Public Search: Find Any Registered Business

Yes. Searching CAC's public register costs nothing, here and on CAC's own portal. You don't need an account.

Type the business or company name, or its RC or BN number, and search. Each match shows its exact registered name, registration number, status, registration date and category. Pick a category first if you only want companies, business names or NGOs.

Search its name or RC number above. If it's on CAC's register you'll see it in the results with its registration number and date. If nothing matches, check the spelling or try fewer words: CAC matches names closely.

Search your business name or RC/BN number and look at the status on your result. CAC marks businesses that are behind on their annual returns as inactive, so filing them brings the status back.

Yes. Search the company name and each result shows its RC number (or BN number for a business name). You can also search the other way, by RC number.

No. The public search shows the registered name, number, status, date and category. Directors' and shareholders' details come from a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the company's records, which you request from CAC.

Yes, where available. Select a result and click "Get Tax ID (TIN)" to fetch its Tax Identification Number from the CAC/FIRS system.

Not quite. This finds businesses that are already registered. To see whether CAC would accept a new name, use our CAC name checker, which asks CAC's own name-compliance engine.