CAC Business Name Registration for Hotels in Oyo State

From a guest house near the University of Ibadan campus to a lodge on the road to Ogbomosho, accommodation in Oyo State serves lecturers, visitors, traders, wedding guests and travellers passing through the south-west. Putting the business under a registered name is a sensible early step, and Onelove Business Ventures is an accredited CAC agent that handles it for you. We take care of the name search, the filing and the certificate wherever your property is in Oyo State, so you can stay on top of rooms, guests and staff. One WhatsApp message with your business name is all it takes — we manage the rest.

📋 CAC Business Name Registration

💰 Cost: ₦35,500 (All-Inclusive) ⏱️ Turnaround Time: 5 – 7 Working Days ✅ What You Get: Official CAC Certificate + Certified Status Report + TIN 🚚 Delivery: Soft Copy Sent via WhatsApp (Print Hard Copy Locally)

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What Your ₦35,500 Covers

One payment of ₦35,500 covers everything below, with CAC’s filing fee and our service fee already inside it. Nothing is added later. If you would rather start as a company, a Limited Liability Company is available at ₦65,500, all-inclusive.

• Business name availability search
• Business name reservation
• Completion and submission of the CAC Business Name application
• CAC government filing/processing fee
• Your Certificate of Registration (soft copy)
• Tax Identification Number (TIN)
• A CAC Status Report confirming your business is active on the public register

What Falls Outside This Registration

• Printed copies of your certificate (you receive a soft copy and can print it locally whenever convenient)
• Registration with the Oyo State Tourism Board and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is a separate step for hotels and other hospitality businesses
• Any federal tourism registration that may apply to your type of property, which is also handled separately
• Fire safety, building and occupancy approvals for your premises
• Environmental health and food-hygiene requirements, including water, waste and sanitation
• Approvals for a bar, club, events hall or restaurant on the same premises
• Guest identification and record-keeping duties that apply to accommodation operators
• State and federal tax obligations that may apply to hotel and accommodation businesses
• Business bank account opening, done with your chosen bank once your certificate is in hand
• Annual returns filing in later years — a small, separate step we can help with when it is due

Business Name vs. Limited Liability Company

A Business Name usually does the job while you are running one modest property yourself and need a legal name for bookings, invoices and your bank account. A Limited Liability Company becomes more attractive when the property is bigger, ownership is shared, an investor is involved or you plan several properties, because the business then stands apart from your personal assets. Starting with a Business Name and upgrading later is common.

Oyo’s Hospitality Register Makes Registered Properties the Norm

Oyo State has been putting its hospitality sector on a register. In February 2025, the state’s culture and tourism ministry said 12,128 hospitality ventures were registered in Oyo, and that 3,733 hotels had been registered between 2019 and December 2024, compared with 945 before that period. The ministry has also said it intends to act against illegal and unregistered hotels, and a meeting of the Oyo State Tourism Board with hoteliers and security agencies resolved that hotels, guest houses, clubs, bars, lounges, restaurants and event centres that have not registered with the board risk being shut down. The same meeting stressed that no guest should be checked in without proper identification and documentation.

That has a clear implication for anyone opening or running a property. CAC registration and registration with the Oyo State Tourism Board are separate. CAC gives your business a legal name and identity. The tourism board’s registration deals with operating as a hospitality establishment in the state, and you should confirm its current requirements and fees directly with the board and the ministry. In practice, a registered business name is typically the first thing you need to have in place before you apply for the rest.

A Quiet Night Is Built on a Great Many Small Things

Guests judge a stay by a handful of things they notice at once: whether the room was ready when they arrived, whether the water ran, whether the generator took over smoothly when the power dipped and whether reception recorded their details politely. Behind that sits a steady run of laundry deliveries, supplier visits, repairs and bookings that arrive by phone at odd hours. Registration should not compete with any of it. Once your name is registered, the business that appears on your receipts, your booking messages and your bank documents is a recognised one from the first night.

Accommodation Businesses We Register in Oyo

• Hotels and boutique hotels — independent properties from a few rooms to a full-service building.
• Guest houses and lodges — owner-run properties offering rooms and simple services.
• Shortlets and serviced apartments — furnished flats let by the night, week or month.
• Hostels and campus-area accommodation — shared and private rooms for students, trainees and short-stay visitors.
• Motels and highway stopovers — affordable rooms for drivers and travellers breaking a journey.
• Resorts, gardens and recreation lodges — leisure properties with grounds, a pool or event space.
• Hotels with event halls — properties that host weddings, workshops and conferences alongside rooms.
• Bed-and-breakfast and homestay hosts — private homes or small buildings offering paid stays.

Registering Accommodation Businesses Across Oyo State

The price, requirements and turnaround are identical wherever your property is located. We register hotels, guest houses and apartments across Oyo State, including in the areas below. The list mixes local government areas and towns, and if your property is anywhere in Oyo State, you are covered.

Ibadan and the metropolitan fringe

• Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, Ibadan South-West, Akinyele, Egbeda, Ido, Lagelu and Oluyole

Oyo, Ogbomosho and the central towns

• Oyo East, Oyo West, Atiba, Afijio, Ogo Oluwa, Surulere, Ogbomosho North, Ogbomosho South and Ori Ire

Ibarapa and the northern and western belt

• Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East, Ibarapa North, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Kajola, Iwajowa, Saki East, Saki West, Atisbo and Olorunsogo

Other towns

• Ago-Are, Alapa, Fiditi, Igbeti, Igbo-Ora, Igboho, Irepo, Kisi, Lalupon, Okeho, Orelope and Orita-Eruwa

Documents to Have Ready

1. Two proposed business names, ranked by preference
2. A valid means of ID — National ID (NIN), international passport, or driver’s license
3. A passport photograph
4. Your business address in Oyo State — indicating the LGA
5. Phone number and email address
6. Nature of business — described simply, e.g. “hotel and guest house accommodation” or “shortlet apartments and lodging”
7. If you choose Limited Liability Company instead: names, ID and details of directors and shareholders

The Registration Timeline

1. Check name availability on CAC’s public search portal — handled on our side.
2. Reserve the name once it is confirmed available.
3. Complete the application with your business, owner and Oyo address details.
4. Upload your ID and passport photograph — a clear phone photo is enough.
5. Pay the ₦35,500 filing fee, one payment covering everything listed above.
6. Receive your Certificate of Registration, TIN and Status Report, usually within 5–7 working days.

Six steps, and only two of them involve you — everything else runs on our end.

📋 CAC Business Name Registration

💰 Cost: ₦35,500 (All-Inclusive) ⏱️ Turnaround Time: 5 – 7 Working Days ✅ What You Get: Official CAC Certificate + Certified Status Report + TIN 🚚 Delivery: Soft Copy Sent via WhatsApp (Print Hard Copy Locally)

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Is This Right for Your Business?

Different business owners want different things from an agent — this is who we serve best:

• You’d rather not wrestle with CAC’s portal while a conference group is checking in early, the laundry van is at the gate and the water tanker is late — you want the paperwork done while the property runs.
• You’re planning to grow beyond one building — a guest house in Ibadan now, perhaps shortlets near a campus or a lodge in Ogbomosho or Oyo town later, with a registered name to expand under and training or corporate groups to attract.
• You value a straight answer over a sales pitch — if a Business Name is enough for where you are, we’ll tell you that, not upsell you into the LLC.
• You want things kept simple — your details, one payment, your certificate.

If that sounds like you, send your business name and we’ll get started.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does CAC registration cost for a hotel or guest house in Oyo State? ₦35,500 all-inclusive for a Business Name, the same wherever in Oyo your property is. A Limited Liability Company is ₦65,500 all-inclusive.

What do I get for the ₦35,500, and is the TIN included? The name search and reservation, the completed CAC filing, the government fee, your Certificate of Registration (soft copy), a Tax Identification Number and a CAC Status Report. The TIN is part of the same payment.

Is a Business Name enough for a guest house or small hotel? For most owner-run properties, a Business Name gives you the legal name and registration to get started. Tourism-board registration and other operating approvals are separate.

Does CAC registration replace registration with the Oyo State Tourism Board? No. CAC registration gives your business a legal name. The Oyo State Tourism Board and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism handle registration of hospitality establishments, so confirm their current requirements and fees directly.

Do shortlets and serviced apartments need registration too? Yes. A shortlet or serviced-apartment business can be registered the same way as a hotel. Check with the tourism board on how it treats such properties.

Can I register more than one property under a single business name? One registration covers your business as a whole, and you can describe it broadly. Operating approvals often attach to each property, so confirm what is needed for every building you run.

Can I register a hotel and a restaurant or bar under the same name? Yes. Describe the nature of business broadly. A bar, club or restaurant on the premises may need its own approvals.

Do you register properties outside Ibadan? Yes. We register accommodation businesses across all of Oyo State, from Ogbomosho and Oyo town to Saki, Iseyin and Igboho, at the same price and turnaround.

Will a CAC certificate help me win corporate or training bookings? Organisations often ask for proof of registration before arranging bulk or repeat bookings, so the certificate is a useful document to have. It does not guarantee any booking.

Can I open a business bank account with the certificate? Yes. A CAC certificate is one of the main documents banks ask for when opening a business account, along with your ID and other details.

What if my proposed business name isn’t available? Send a backup name and we’ll check it right away. Two or three options ready keeps things moving.

Can I upgrade to a Limited Liability Company later, and when should I start with one? Yes, you can convert, and we can assist. Starting as a company makes sense if you are building a larger hotel, sharing ownership with partners, or an investor requires a company structure.

Got rooms to fill and guests to greet? Leave the registration to us. Send your business name on WhatsApp →