Compliance Roadmap
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Compliance roadmap
Work through each step in order. Step 1 unlocks everything else.
CAC Registration approved — Steps 2–5 are now unlocked. Startora recommends filing NAFDAC next given your food business profile.
1
DONERequired
CAC Business Registration
Every Nigerian business must be registered with the CAC before it can legally trade, open a bank account, or apply for any other licence.
₦50,000 · filed within 24 hours
Approved
2
Required
NDPR Compliance
You collect customer data. Nigerian law requires a privacy policy and data protection documentation for any business handling personal data.
Included with CAC registration
Start NDPR compliance
3
Required
NAFDAC Registration
You sell packaged food. Every product must be NAFDAC-registered before it can legally be sold or distributed in Nigeria.
₦50,000 NAFDAC fee · ~90 working days
Start NAFDAC registration
4
Recommended
Trademark Registration
Your CAC registration does not protect your brand name. A trademark is the only legal way to own "Chiamaka's Kitchen" in Nigeria.
₦60,000 · 6–9 month process
Start trademark registration
5
If applicable
SCUML Registration
Required for designated non-financial businesses. Free to register. Protects you from regulatory action.
Free · 14–21 days · e-certificate by email
Start SCUML registration
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Your compliance roadmap

Start here. Work through each step.

Step 1 is the foundation. Every other registration depends on your CAC certificate being in place first.

1
CAC Business Registration
Required
Every Nigerian business must be registered with the CAC before it can legally trade, open a bank account, or apply for any other licence.
₦50,000 · filed within 24 hours
✓ Step 1 approved — steps below are now unlocked
Approved
2
NDPR Compliance
Required
You collect customer data. Nigerian law requires a privacy policy and data protection documentation for any business handling personal data.
Included with CAC registration
Start NDPR compliance
3
NAFDAC Registration
Required
You sell packaged food. Every product must be NAFDAC-registered before it can legally be sold or distributed in Nigeria.
₦50,000 NAFDAC fee · ~90 working days
Start NAFDAC registration
4
Trademark Registration
Recommended
Your CAC registration does not protect your brand name. A trademark is the only legal way to own "Chiamaka's Kitchen" in Nigeria.
₦60,000 · 6–9 month process
Start trademark registration
5
SCUML Registration
If applicable
Required for designated non-financial businesses. Free to register. Protects you from regulatory action.
Free · 14–21 days · e-certificate by email
Start SCUML registration
A qualified Nigerian compliance lawyer reviews every filing before it leaves Startora.
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