If you are struggling with getting your CAC registration approved and the timeframe has elapsed, this article will walk a process you can pay the CAC ₦150 late registration fee online
CAC recently made a change in their policy and how registrations are being handled. Before now, you could get on a registration and stay with it for as long as you want before finally getting approved.
Understanding the CAC ₦150 Fee After 30 Days
Since the introduction of CAMA 2020 and the migration from the old CRP (company registration portal) to the New CRP in January 2021, CAC have integrated a new system to foster efficient and timely registrations.
One of these integrations was the introduction of a late registration fee. This was done to enable faster and quicker registration among agents and consultants.
It’s so unfortunate that too many errors and mistakes during registrations have been costing the commission time, money and resources to attend to these applications and approve them when they meet the criteria.
This led to the commission imposing a fine for late registration, which was meant to keep agents on their toes in ensuring they meet the required criteria for whichever entity they are registering with the commission.
What Triggers the Late Registration Fee?
The CAC ₦150 late registration fee applies 30 days from the day you made payment to CAC for the registration.
If you are registering a Business Name or Company and you make payment to CAC today, let’s say the 3rd of July 2025, you are expected to comply with all necessary queries and complete the registration within 30 days.
The day starts counting from the day you made the payment to the 30th day. If, after this period, you fail to complete the registration, you will be required to pay a fine of ₦150, which will start counting from the 31st day till it is finally approved.
Let’s say it takes you 50 days from the date of making payment to get a registration approved, you will be paying ₦150 x 20 = ₦3,000 (additional 20 days) after the stipulated time of 30 days has elapsed.
Guide: How To Pay CAC ₦150 Late Registration Fee Online
Unlike the normal registration and stamp duty payment, this CAC late registration fee is not paid on the CAC website. Payment for late registration is done on the Remita website.
- Visit the Remita website
- Click on the Bill & Purchases
- Select Pay Billers from the list (you will see MTN billers, Pay Billers and RRR Invoice)
- Under “Who do you want to pay to”, type and select “Corporate Affairs Commission” from the list
- Under the name of service/purpose, look and select “miscellaneous” from the list
- Write something like this under the description: “Being Payment for Penalty fee for Late Registration of (type business or company name), e.g Gentle Jack Enterprise (insert availability code)”.
- If you mistakenly backdated the business commencement date, you are required to pay the ₦150 fine. Include business commencement in the description
- Type in the exact business or company name under the “Name of Principal”
- Under the “amount of payment”, you should have multiplied the N150 x the number of days that have passed (after counting 30 days from the date you made payment). This is inclusive of Sundays, too. Type in the amount you are paying
- Under the payer’s name, email and phone number, type in the information of the accredited agent account you are using.
- Make a payment and generate a payment receipt.
- Go back to the CAC website and upload the payment receipt, submit and wait for approval
Common Issues When Paying CAC ₦150 Late Fee & How To Fix Them
Here are some errors you will most likely commit when trying to pay the late registration fee.
- Wrong calculation of payment days
- Poor payment description on the Remita website. Description should cover the name of the business, the purpose of payment, and the availability code.
- Paying to the wrong agency.
- Choosing the wrong purpose of payment on Remita site
- Not generating a payment receipt after payment
FAQs: CAC ₦150 Queried Registration Fee
Q: Can I pay the ₦150 fee after submission?
A: No. This fee is paid when you have failed to comply with all queries and the 30-day grace period has elapsed
Q: When am I supposed to pay?
A: After 30 days post-payment
Q: Can I ignore the ₦150 and still complete my CAC registration?
A: No. Don’t even try it. Without payment, registration will be pending forever
Q: How do I know I’ve been charged the ₦150 late fee?
A: You’ll typically see it on your CAC dashboard under queried registration
Q: Can I pay the ₦150 late fee through Remita directly without going to the CAC portal?
A: Yes. The fee can only be paid to CAC through the Remita portal
Q: Is the ₦150 CAC late fee refundable?
A: No, penalties and administrative charges like this are non-refundable
Q: I’ve paid the ₦150 late fee, but the registration has not been approved
If you do everything right, but the registration gets queried again, or it’s pending forever, contact CAC customer support with your RRR and payment evidence.
Conclusion:
The rise of many CAC registration agents has led to poor filings, applications and registration processes due to a lack of skill and technical knowledge.
To solve this issue, CAC initiated the ₦150 late registration fee to keep people on their toes and ensure compliance with all checklists.
I hope this guide has been informative in walking you through the process of paying the late registration fee for CAC-queried registration via Remita.
