How to get SCUML Certificate in Nigeria

What is SCUML Certificate

SCUML stands for Special Control Unit against Money Laundering. It is one of the financial monitoring units under the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The certificate is one of the prerequisites to allow some businesses to open a corporate bank account in Nigeria. In this post, we will show you how to get SCUML Certificate in Nigeria. We can as well, assist you get your Scuml Certificate within 10days.

Which business needs SCUML Certificate?

There are about 22 categories of businesses/companies that require the SCUML certificate. They are,

1. Dealers in Jewelry
2. Car dealers
3. Dealers in luxury goods
4. Audit firms
5. Tax consultants
6. Clearing and settlement companies
7. Supermarkets
8. Casinos, Pool Betting and lottery businesses
9. Law firms, notaries, and other independent legal practitioners
10. Accountants and Accounting Firms
11. Trust and Company Service Providers
12. Estate Surveyors and Valuers
13. Dealers in precious stones and metals
14. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs, NPOs, FBOs, CSOs)
15. Importers and dealers in cars or any other automobiles
16. Construction companies
17. Consultants and consulting companies
18. Hospitality Industry
19. Real estate agents, Estate developers, Estate Agents and Brokers
20. Mortgage Brokers
21. Dealers in mechanized farming equipment and machines
22. Practitioners of mechanized farming.

How to apply for SCUML Certificate

We can assist you register and get your SCUML certificate within 10 days or 4 weeks. However, if you are a Tech Savvy, you can apply for the SCUML certificate online by following the processes below.

1. Visit the SCUML website
2. Click “Register Online”
3. Complete the online registration form
4. Upload the required documents (details below)
5. Submit

Once the certificate is ready, usually within a month. An electronic notification would be sent to your mail. Then, only the company director(s) or business proprietor is allowed to go to the pre-chosen SCUML office to pick the original hard copy certificate. Its that simple, however, you may want to see why SCUML certificate has been a nightmare to most businesses today.

Documents required for SCUML Certificate

Here are the documents needed to get SCUML Certificate in Nigeria

• CAC Certificate of Incorporation
• Application FORM CAC  (for Business Name)
• CAC Application FORM (for Limited Liability Companies)
• Memorandum And Articles Of Association  (for Limited Liability Companies)
• Evidence of Tax Registration. (TIN)
• Existing Bank account details.
• Directors BVN.
• Professional certificates (for professional companies).
• Directors NIN ID card
• Professional certificates (for professional companies).

For  Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

• Certificate of incorporation
• Incorporation of Trustees or CAC7
• Constitution or MEMART
• Evidence of tax registration (TIN Number/Tax exemption)

Duration

With us, you can get your SCUML certificate within a maximum period of 3 weeks.

How we do it.

The process  to get your SCUML certificate in Nigeria, within 3 weeks,  is very simple with us.

First, you can choose to place your order right from here, or you may wish to chat with any of our customer support agent available. Once you establish contact with us, and answer some basic questions about your business/ company. You will then need to provide us with the requirements stated above.

You can send them to us via email or even on WhatsApp. If you are close and prefers coming around, you can as well bring them as you come.

With these details and with the payment for the registration, our experts will quickly kick into action to make sure your certificate is duly registered and printed by SCUML within 3 weeks.

We will keep you informed via WhatsApp messages or emails at every stage of the registration process. Once your certificate is ready, one of the directors of the business / company will have to physically go to any of the SCUML offices closest to him to pick up the certificate.

 

Some SCUML Office Addresses in Nigeria

Abuja: No 5 Fomella Street, Off Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja

Lagos: 15, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Lagos State

Port Harcourt: 6A Olumeni Street Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria.

Enugu: Plot 106 Federal Government College Road Independent Layout, Enugu State

Ibadan: 16, Rev Oyebode Crescent Iyaganku, G.R.A, Ibadan Nigeria

Kano: GP 360 Bida Road, Civic Center, Kano

Maiduguri: Plot 80 Baba Shehu Lamin Street, Opposite Elkanemi College, Tudun Wada Layout. Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria

Gombe State: No 4 EFCC Street, New G.R.A, Gombe State.

Benin Office: No. 1 High Court Road, GRA Benin, Nigeria.

Kaduna: No. 4 Wurno Road, Badarawa, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Sokoto Office: No 7, Super Quarters Rd, off Sama Rd, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria.

Markudi Office:  Plot 193, Gondu Aluor Rd, Old GRA, Markudi, Benue, Nigeria.

Uyo Office: No 3 Akparawa Crescent Off Edet Akpan Avenue (Four Lane) Ewet Housing, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.

Ilorin Office: No 1 Catchment close, off forest road, GRA Kwara, Nigeria.