Legal & Compliance Lead
Statutory Compliance for importers in Lagos means importers face layered tax, customs, and registration obligations, where a missed filing can hold shipments and invite penalties. Lagos is the commercial heart of West Africa, where fast-moving distributors and service firms need real-time visibility to survive cash-flow shocks.
Importers face layered tax, customs, and registration obligations, where a missed filing can hold shipments and invite penalties.
Lagos is the commercial heart of West Africa, where fast-moving distributors and service firms need real-time visibility to survive cash-flow shocks.
Obligations live across different authorities, calendars, and spreadsheets with no single owner of the picture — so deadlines slip and penalties follow.
A single compliance register listing every obligation with its deadline, owner, and status, plus alerts before each date, makes compliance a routine instead of a scramble.
Nigerian businesses must file VAT and company income tax with FIRS and stay current with CAC annual returns, NSITF, and ITF levies.
Nigerian payroll involves PAYE remittance to the state IRS, plus pension (8% employer, 8% employee) and NSITF and ITF contributions.
Nigerian businesses must file VAT and company income tax with FIRS and stay current with CAC annual returns, NSITF, and ITF levies. Each obligation has its own deadline and authority — which is exactly why a single register beats scattered calendars.
Meeting the legal obligations a business owes to government — taxes, statutory payroll deductions, permits, and filings — on time.
Penalties and interest, possible licence suspension, and damaged credibility with lenders and auditors.
A complete register showing every obligation, its date, and evidence it was handled.
A week for routine filings, a month for licence renewals that need processing time.
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