Agencies at OSIC

No. Agency Functions/Role
1. NIGERIAN INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMISSION (NIPC)
Registration of Foreign Investments, Issuance of Business Permits, Complaint Management, Linkages with NIPC Departments, and other Government Agencies, Country-wide liaison with the 36 States on investment matters etc
2. CORPORATE AFFAIRS
COMMISSION
Name searches, Company Incorporation
3. NIGERIA IMMIGRATION
SERVICE
Expatriate Quota Positions, Regularization of Permanent Work Permits, other immigration facilities
4. NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE
Issuance of Import & Export Guidelines, Procedure for citing Excise Factories, Goods clearance facilitation and general information of fiscal policy issues.
5. FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE
Tax Registration , Payment of Stamp Duties, Issuance of Tax Clearance Certificates and issuance of Tax Forms
6. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECH. ACQUISITION & PROMOTION
Registration of contract agreements dealing with Transfer/Acquisition of Technology, Approvals/licenses for Technology Transfer, Patents and Franchises etc.
7. NATIONAL AGENCY FOR FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION & CONTROL
Registration of Regulated Products, Issuance of Export Certificates, Authorization to import of Unregistered Products
8. STANDARDS ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA
Facilitates all aspects of Standardization activities, approvals or permits for use of standards
9. FEDL MINISTRY OF SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT
Exploration Licenses, Mining leases and information and guidelines on investing in the solid minerals sector
10. NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Statistical Data on the Nigerian Economy
11. MINISTRY OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
Land Matters on investment projects and general information
12. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Administration of Industrial Incentives, Tariff Administration and general information and guidelines on fiscal policy
13. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Provision of Information and Technical Advice on the Nigerian, Banking and Financial System, guidelines on correspondent banking and funds transfer, including capital importation.