Category: Nigeria


  • Section 857 CAMA 2020 Section 857 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Objection to the registered name of a company,limited liability partnership,limited partnership, business name or incorporated trustees. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) A person (“the applicant”) may object to the registered name of a…

  • Section 856 CAMA 2020 Section 856 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Misleading indication of activities. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) If, in the opinion of the Commission, the name by which a company, limited liability partnership, business name or incorporated trustee is registered is…

  • Section 855 CAMA 2020 Section 855 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Misleading information. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) If it appears to the Commission that— (a) misleading information has been given for the purposes of a company,limited liability partnership, business name or incorporated trustee…

  • Section 854 CAMA 2020 Section 854 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Permitted characters. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) The Minister may make provision by regulations— (a) as to the letters or other characters, signs or symbols (including accents and other diacritical marks) and punctuation…

  • Section 853 CAMA 2020 Section 853 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Duty to seek comments of government department or other body. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) The Commission may, by regulations, require that in connection with an application for the approval of the Commission…

  • Section 852 CAMA 2020 Section 852 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Prohibited and restricted names. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) No company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership,business name or incorporated trustee shall be registered under this Act by a name or trade mark which—…

  • Section 851 CAMA 2020 Section 851 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Establishment of Administrative Proceedings Committee. It is under Chapter 1 (Establishment of administrative proceedings committee) of the Act. (1) The Commission shall establish an Administrative Proceedings Committee (in this Act referred to as “the Administrative Committee”)comprising— (a) the Registrar-General who shall be…

  • Section 850 CAMA 2020 Section 850 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Dissolution of a corporate body formed under this Act. It is under Chapter 7 (Merger and dissolution) of the Act. (1) A body corporate formed under this Part may be dissolved by the Court on a petition brought for that purpose by—…

  • Section 849 CAMA 2020 Section 849 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Merger of associations. It is under Chapter 7 (Merger and dissolution) of the Act. Two or more associations with similar aims and objects may merge under terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe by regulation.

  • Section 848 CAMA 2020 Section 848 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Annual returns. It is under Chapter 6 (Accounts and annual returns) of the Act. (1) The trustees of the association shall, not earlier than 30thJune or later than 31st December each year (other than the year in which it is incorporated), submit…