CAC Business Name Registration for Interior Design in Taraba State

Painting and decoration in Taraba State covers a wide spread of work, from a single painter taking on house repainting in Jalingo to a decorating firm fitting out offices, shops and new homes. Whatever your size, putting the business under a registered name is a practical first step, because that name goes on your quotations, your invoices and your bank paperwork. Onelove Business Ventures is an accredited CAC agent, and we take care of the name search, the filing and the certificate for you, wherever in Taraba you are based. It really is this simple: send us your business name on WhatsApp, and we’ll handle everything else.

Painting and Decoration Businesses We Register in Taraba State

• House and estate painters — interior walls, ceilings, gates and exterior finishes for homes and compounds.
• Commercial and contract painting crews — shops, offices, schools, churches and other buildings that need repainting in bulk.
• Interior decorators and interior designers — space planning, colour schemes and furnishing for homes, offices and hospitality spaces.
• POP ceiling and wall-finishing specialists — plaster-of-Paris ceilings, screeding, textured and sand-finish coatings.
• Wallpaper, wall-panel and surface-décor installers — decorative coverings and feature walls fitted to order.
• Curtain, blind and soft-furnishing makers — made-to-measure window dressing and furnishings that complete a finished room.
• Signwriters and mural painters — shop signs, branding on walls and painted artwork.
• Paint retailers and colour-mixing shops — outlets that sell paint and décor materials, with or without a contracting arm.

📋 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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Here’s Exactly What You’re Paying For

The ₦35,500 is one all-inclusive payment. CAC’s government fee and our service fee both sit inside it, and nothing gets added once you’ve paid. If you would rather start as a company, the Limited Liability Company option is ₦65,500, also all-inclusive.

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

Outside the Scope of This Registration

• Printed copies of your certificate, since it is delivered as a soft copy and you can print it locally whenever you need it
• Approvals for the premises where you run the business, such as a workshop, showroom or paint shop. Urban planning in Taraba falls under the state’s Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, so confirm what your location requires
• Compliance for any paint you mix, sell or import, including the Standards Organisation of Nigeria’s lead paint standard and NESREA’s lead paint regulation
• Safety arrangements for the work itself, such as scaffolding, ladders, protective gear and ventilation when working with solvent-based products
• Professional-body membership or registration, where your particular line of work (for example, practising as an interior designer) calls for it
• Registration on contractor lists, where a government office or institution requires it before inviting you to quote
• Any local government levies or signboard permits that apply to your shop or signage in your LGA
• State and federal tax obligations that apply to your business
• Business bank account opening, done with your chosen bank once your certificate is in hand
• Annual returns in future years, a small separate step we can also help with when the time comes

Business Name or Limited Liability Company: Which Fits?

For a painter or decorator working alone or with a small crew, a Business Name is usually enough to trade under a proper name and open a bank account. The Limited Liability Company makes more sense when ownership is shared, when you take on larger fit-out jobs where you want the business kept separate from your personal assets, or when an investor expects a company structure. Plenty of owners start with a Business Name and move up later.

Before You Reach Out

1. Two business names you’d 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 Taraba State, including the LGA
5. A phone number and an email address
6. A simple description of what you do, such as “painting, POP and interior/exterior decoration” or “interior design and décor supplies”
7. If you go the Limited Liability Company route: names, ID and details of each director and shareholder

From Message to Certificate

1. We check your name against CAC’s public search portal.
2. We reserve it as soon as availability is confirmed.
3. We complete the application using your business, owner and Taraba address details.
4. You send your ID and passport photograph, and a clear phone photo is fine.
5. You make one payment of ₦35,500, which covers the filing fee and our service together.
6. Your Certificate of Registration, TIN and Status Report arrive, usually within 5–7 working days.

From your side, that’s the entire process: one message, one payment, one certificate.

Where Taraba’s Building Work Meets Your Trade

Paint and décor work follows construction, and Jalingo has plenty of construction in the news. The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development handed 188 housing units built under the National Housing Programme to the Taraba State Government at the Government House in Jalingo, and the minister described Taraba as the first state to take over completed units from the programme. The state’s information commissioner has also presented the township road construction across Jalingo as part of an urban renewal drive. Finished buildings need finishing, and landlords, contractors and institutions that hire painters and decorators often want to know who stands behind a quotation. We can’t promise that any particular job will follow from a certificate, but a registered name is a sensible thing to have ready when the question comes.

One rule also touches the materials you buy. NESREA’s lead paint regulation, enforceable since March 2024, sets a 90 ppm limit on lead in paint and outlines enforcement and penalties, matching the limit in the Standards Organisation of Nigeria’s lead paint standard. It concerns the paint itself rather than your business registration, but a decorator who sells or recommends paint should know the number and ask suppliers about it.

Painting and Decoration Across Taraba’s 16 LGAs

The price, requirements and turnaround are the same wherever your business is based. We register painting and decoration businesses in all sixteen LGAs, grouped below by senatorial district.

Taraba North

• Jalingo — the state capital, where homes, offices and government-linked buildings keep painters and decorators busy
• Ardo Kola (Sunkani), Lau, Yorro (Pantisawa) and Zing — contractors and decorators serving towns and surrounding communities in the north of the state
• Karim Lamido — painting crews and décor shops working the area around the LGA headquarters

Taraba Central

• Bali, Gassol (Mutum Biyu) and Kurmi (Baissa) — finishing trades serving homes, schools and shops across the central belt
• Gashaka (Serti) — decorators and painters working in and around the LGA headquarters
• Sardauna (Gembu) — businesses on the Mambilla Plateau, serving homes and guest accommodation in the highlands

Taraba South

• Wukari — painters, POP specialists and decorators in one of the state’s major southern towns
• Takum, Ussa (Lissam) and Donga — finishing and décor businesses serving residential and commercial buildings in the south
• Ibi — painting and decoration work in the Ibi LGA

If your business is anywhere in Taraba State, you’re covered.

Good Finishing Is Slow Work; Registration Needn’t Be

You know how much of a paint job happens before a brush touches the wall: surface preparation, a client who changes the colour after the first coat, a POP ceiling that has to cure before it can be painted, and, in the rainy months, an exterior schedule that bends around the weather. Quotations, supplier runs and snag lists fill whatever is left of the week. CAC registration is the one item on that list we can lift off you entirely. Once it’s done, your business has a registered name for quotations, invoices and bank paperwork, so a client who asks “who am I paying?” gets a clear answer.

You’ll Probably Like Working With Us If…

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

• You’re usually halfway up a scaffold, standing in a client’s half-painted sitting room or waiting on a coat to dry — and the last thing you want to open after that is CAC’s portal.
• You’re aiming past repainting individual homes — towards estate, office and school finishing jobs, or a décor showroom in a second town, and you want a registered name to build that on.
• You want a recommendation that fits your size — not the biggest package by default.
• You want a process without back-and-forth — send your details once, pay once, and there are no surprise charges afterwards.

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 painting or decoration business in Taraba State? ₦35,500 all-inclusive for a Business Name, the same in every LGA. A Limited Liability Company is ₦65,500 all-inclusive.

What comes with the ₦35,500? The name search and reservation, the completed CAC filing, the government fee, your Certificate of Registration (soft copy), a TIN and a CAC Status Report.

How long does it take? Usually 5–7 working days from the point your details and payment are in.

Is a Business Name enough for a solo painter or small crew? For most owner-run painting and decoration businesses, yes. It gives you a registered name to quote, invoice and bank under.

When does it make sense to start as a Limited Liability Company? When you have partners, when you are taking on larger fit-out contracts and want the business kept apart from your personal assets, or when an investor expects a company structure.

Can one registration cover painting, POP work and interior decoration together? Yes. Describe the nature of business broadly, for example “painting, POP and interior/exterior decoration”, and it can cover all of those activities.

Can I register the business if I also sell paint and décor materials? Yes, and you can describe selling materials as part of the business. The standards that apply to the paint itself, including the lead limit, are handled separately from CAC.

Do I need to be in Jalingo to register? No. You need a business address in Taraba State and its LGA, and any of the sixteen LGAs works.

I work from home and don’t have a shop yet. Can I still register? You need an address and LGA for the application, so send the one you plan to use, whether that is a home, a workshop or a shop.

Will the certificate help me get jobs from contractors, landlords or institutions? Clients and organisations often ask for proof of registration before engaging a painter or decorator, so the certificate is a useful document to have. It does not guarantee any job.

Does CAC registration make me a registered interior designer? No. CAC registers your business and its name. Any professional-body registration for your particular line of work is a separate matter.

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

How will I receive the certificate? As a soft copy on WhatsApp. You can print it locally whenever you need a hard copy.

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

What if my proposed name isn’t available? Send a backup name and we will check it right away. That is why the application asks for two names.

If I open a second shop in another town, do I need a new registration? One registration covers your business as a whole. Local approvals or levies for each premises may be separate, so check what applies to each location.

Do I have to file anything with CAC in later years? Registered businesses have annual returns to file. It is a small, separate step, and we can help with it when the time comes.

Can I move from a Business Name to a Limited Liability Company later? Yes. Many owners start with a Business Name and convert once the business grows or partners join, and we can assist with the conversion.

📋 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)

START REGISTRATION NOW →

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