CAC Business Name Registration for Interior Design in Oyo State

From new duplexes going up around Ibadan to shopfronts being refreshed in Oyo town and Ogbomoso, Oyo State keeps its painters, finishers and decorators busy. If you paint walls, fit POP ceilings, apply textured finishes or style interiors for a living, a registered business name lets you quote under a proper name, issue invoices and open an account for the business. Onelove Business Ventures is an accredited CAC agent. We search the name, file the application and deliver the certificate for painting and decoration businesses anywhere in Oyo State, for ₦35,500 all-inclusive. It really is this simple: send us your business name on WhatsApp, and we’ll handle everything else.

Signage, Wall Branding and the Rules Behind Them

Many painting and decoration businesses do more than coat walls. They paint shop signboards, brand shopfronts and put up wall adverts for clients. In Oyo State, signs and outdoor advertising fall under the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA). In 2025 the agency ran a mandatory two-week revalidation exercise for outdoor advertising practitioners, and it has since taken enforcement action against billboard structures operating without the required approvals or with unpaid fees. Its list of offences includes missing permits, unregistered structures and unauthorised locations.

None of that means every house painter needs an OYSAA permit. It does mean that if your jobs include painted signs or wall adverts facing the public, you should ask the agency whether a particular job needs approval before you start. Regulators and clients deal more easily with a named, registered business than with an individual trading informally, and that is what CAC registration gives you. It is not a signage permit and does not replace one.

📋 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

You pay once. CAC’s filing fee and our service fee are both inside the ₦35,500, so no extra charge appears later. A Limited Liability Company, if you prefer to begin as a company, is ₦65,500 all-inclusive.

• A search to confirm your business name is available
• Reservation of the name
• Preparation and submission of your CAC Business Name application
• CAC’s government filing and processing fee
• Your Certificate of Registration, as a soft copy
• A Tax Identification Number (TIN)
• A CAC Status Report showing the business as active on the public register

Business Name vs. Limited Liability Company

If you are a painter or decorator working mostly on homes, small shops and offices, a Business Name normally does the job. It gives you a name for quotations, receipts and a business account. A company starts to make sense when you share ownership, buy equipment or a showroom with other people, take on investors, or begin competing for sizeable estate or institutional work. Plenty of painting and decoration businesses begin with a Business Name and convert later.

Documents to Have Ready

1. Two business names you like, listed in order of preference
2. A valid ID: National ID (NIN), international passport or driver’s license
3. A passport photograph
4. Your business address in Oyo State, with the LGA
5. A phone number and email address
6. A short line on your trade, such as “painting and interior decoration” or “interior design and wall finishing”
7. For a Limited Liability Company only: the names, ID and particulars of every director and shareholder

The Registration Timeline

1. We run your names through CAC’s public search portal.
2. We reserve the one that clears, usually the same day it is confirmed.
3. We prepare the application with your business details and Oyo State address.
4. You upload your ID and passport photograph, and a phone photo is fine.
5. You make the ₦35,500 payment, once, covering every item above.
6. We deliver your Certificate, TIN and Status Report, normally within 5–7 working days.

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

What Falls Outside This Registration

Painting and decoration work touches a few other rules and approvals. These are handled separately:

• Printed copies of your certificate, since we send a soft copy for you to print locally
• Approval from the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency, where your work includes signboards, wall adverts or billboard artwork
• Contractor prequalification or registration for government or institutional projects, where a client requires it
• Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) requirements, if you import, mix or sell paints and finishing products
• Environmental rules for disposing of leftover paint, solvents and rinse water, which come under the Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the Oyo State Solid Waste Management Authority
• Safety gear, scaffolding and work-at-height arrangements for exterior jobs, plus any insurance you want to carry
• Professional memberships for interior designers or other trade associations you choose to join
• State and federal tax obligations that apply to your earnings and any local government levies
• Opening a business bank account, done with your bank once the certificate is in hand
• Annual returns in later years, a small separate step we can help with when it falls due

Painting and Decoration Businesses We Register in Oyo State

• House painters — interior and exterior painting for homes, flats and estates.
• Commercial and industrial painting contractors — shops, offices, schools, churches, warehouses and factories.
• POP, screeding and wall-finishing crews — ceilings, cornices, smooth plaster finishes and skim coats.
• Decorative finish specialists — textured coatings, stone-effect walls, 3D panels and feature walls.
• Interior designers and stylists — space planning, colour schemes, furnishing selection and styling.
• Soft-furnishing and decor suppliers — curtains, blinds, wallpaper, rugs and accessories fitted to order.
• Signwriters and mural artists — painted signboards, shopfront branding and wall art.
• Fence, gate and roof painting teams — protective coating for metalwork and roofing sheets.
• Paint retailers and colour-mixing shops — outlets that sell paint and tint colours to match.

Registering Painters and Decorators Across Oyo State

Pricing, requirements and turnaround stay the same wherever your business operates. We register painting and decoration businesses across the state’s LGAs and LCDAs, including these.

The five Ibadan city LGAs

• Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East and Ibadan North-West — painters, designers and decor suppliers working on homes, offices and shops in the capital’s busiest districts
• Ibadan South-East and Ibadan South-West — finishing crews and signwriters serving older residential streets and market areas

Ibadan’s outer edges

• Akinyele, Lagelu and Lalupon — contractors working on new housing and commercial buildings on the city’s fringes
• Egbeda, Oluyole and Ido — painters and decor businesses along the main roads into and out of Ibadan

Oyo town and neighbouring towns

• Oyo East and Oyo West — house painters, decorators and signwriters in the old royal town
• Atiba and Afijio — finishing and decoration crews in nearby communities
• Fiditi — painters and decor suppliers in and around the town

The Ogbomoso belt

• Ogbomosho North and Ogbomosho South — contractors, designers and decor shops in a large and growing town
• Surulere, Ogo Oluwa, Ori Ire and Alapa — painting and finishing teams in surrounding communities

Ibarapa

• Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East and Ibarapa North — painters and decorators across the Ibarapa area
• Igbo-Ora and Orita-Eruwa — local finishing crews and paint sellers

Iseyin, Okeho and the north-west

• Iseyin and Kajola — house painters and decor businesses in these towns and nearby villages
• Okeho, Iwajowa and Itesiwaju — local crews and suppliers
• Ago-Are — painters and finishers serving nearby communities

Saki and the northern border

• Saki East and Saki West — contractors and decor suppliers in the north’s trading centre
• Atisbo, Irepo and Orelope — painting and signwriting businesses in the border communities
• Olorunsogo, Igbeti, Kisi and Igboho — local crews and decor sellers across the north

Wherever your business is based in Oyo State, we can register it.

Where the Work Actually Happens

Most of your trade happens before the client sees it. You are on site early to strip and prime a wall, then waiting out the drying time while another job calls. You are matching a colour swatch by daylight, handling a rainy-season delay on an exterior job, and agreeing a snag list with a client who wants the keys by Friday. If you are on the design side, you are also balancing fabric samples, measurements and a client who keeps changing the mood board. Registering the business is a job you can hand to us in full. When a developer, a landlord or a supplier wants to see your registration, the certificate is already on your phone.

Is This Right for Your Business?

We’re not the right fit for everyone, and we’d rather say so — here’s who usually benefits most from working with us:

• You’re up a ladder at a duplex in Bodija, or waiting for a coat to dry while the next site calls, and a government portal does not fit into that day.
• You’re growing from homeowner jobs towards estate developers, school and church buildings and shop chains, or planning a decor showroom, and you want a registered name to grow under.
• You prefer being told what you actually need — if the Business Name does the job today, we’ll leave the company route for when it’s worth it.
• You want a process without back-and-forth — send your details once, pay once, and there are no surprise charges afterwards.

If this describes you, we’d be glad to take the paperwork off your hands.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does CAC registration cost for a painting or interior decoration business in Oyo State? ₦35,500 all-inclusive for a Business Name, wherever in Oyo State you work. A Limited Liability Company is ₦65,500, also all-inclusive.

What is covered by the ₦35,500? The name search and reservation, the filing of your application, CAC’s government fee, a soft-copy Certificate of Registration, a TIN and a CAC Status Report.

How long does it take? Usually 5–7 working days after your details and payment are received.

Is a Business Name enough for a painter or interior designer? For most individuals and small crews, yes. A Limited Liability Company makes more sense for firms with partners, investors or large-scale contracts.

Can I register painting and interior design under one name? Yes. Describe your trade broadly, such as “painting, wall finishing and interior decoration”, and the registration covers the business as a whole.

I sell paint as well as applying it. Does that change anything? The registration is the same. Selling or importing paints and finishing products may bring product-standard requirements, such as those of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, which are handled separately.

Do I need approval to paint signboards or wall adverts? It depends on the job. Signs and outdoor advertising in Oyo State are regulated by the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency, so ask the agency before taking on public-facing signage work. CAC registration does not replace any approval.

I work from clients’ sites and have no shop. What address do I use? You need a business address in Oyo State, with the LGA. Use your home or office address, or the base you work from.

Do you register businesses outside Ibadan? Yes. We register painting and decoration businesses across Oyo State, from Oyo town, Ogbomoso and Saki to Iseyin and Ibarapa, at the same price and turnaround.

Will the certificate help me win bigger clients? Estate developers, schools, churches and companies often ask for proof of registration before awarding work. A certificate is a useful document to hold, but it does not guarantee any job.

Will paint or material suppliers give me credit once I’m registered? Some suppliers ask for registration details before extending credit. The certificate helps you show who you are, but credit terms are the supplier’s decision.

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

Is the TIN included? Yes. A Tax Identification Number is part of what you get for the ₦35,500.

What happens if my first-choice name is taken? Send us another and we will check it straight away. Having two or three options ready saves time.

How do I receive my certificate? As a soft copy on WhatsApp. Print it locally whenever you need a hard copy.

When should I start with a Limited Liability Company? If you are setting up with partners, an investor expects a company, or you plan to compete for large institutional contracts, a company may be worth considering from the start.

Can I switch from a Business Name to a Limited Liability Company later? Yes. Many painters and decorators start with a Business Name and convert as the business grows. We can assist with the conversion.

Do I need to file anything with CAC every year? Registered businesses file annual returns. It is a small, separate step, and we can handle it when it falls due.

Your next job is already waiting; the registration shouldn’t be. Send your business name on WhatsApp →