Nigeria

Find details about Nigeria's commitments to and implementation of beneficial ownership transparency reforms

Records last updated: 08 November 2023

Contact person: Favour Ime

Current ongoing work

We have been supporting Nigeria with establishing a public beneficial ownership register that publishes data in line with our Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS). Our efforts are also focused on advancing data-use through data-use projects and initiatives.

Committed to one or more

  • Live register
    Following the launch of one or more beneficial ownership registers, a country is labelled as Live register.
Data is drawn from publicly-available sources and may not be comprehensive for all countries. If data is incorrect, please let us know.

Implementation details

Nigeria EITI Register

Name
Nigeria EITI Register
Central register implemented
Yes
Public access
Yes
Scope
Sectoral: Extractives
Register launched
2019

Federal Republic of Nigeria Persons with Significant Control Register

Name
Federal Republic of Nigeria Persons with Significant Control Register
Central register implemented
Yes
Public access
Yes
Scope
Full-economy
Register launched
2022
Threshold used to determine beneficial ownership
5%
Structured data publicly available
Yes
Published as BODS
Planned
Available via API
Yes

Federal Republic of Nigeria Persons with Significant Control Register

Name
Federal Republic of Nigeria Persons with Significant Control Register
Central register implemented
Yes
Public access
Yes
Scope
Full-economy
Register launched
2022
Threshold used to determine beneficial ownership
5%
Structured data publicly available
Yes
Published as BODS
Planned
Available via API
Yes

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