Sector licencesTourismNigeria
License a travel agency (NCAA/NANTA/IATA)
License a travel agency for ticketing/travel operations: incorporate → apply to the NCAA → join NANTA → NCAA certificate then IATA accreditation.
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- Coordination
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- Sector licencesTourism
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Who you will deal with
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA)NCAA / IATA
Procedure
The steps, in order
Each route below is scoped to the step it can actually complete.
01 Incorporate with qualified personnel
- Agency
- Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
- What is required
- Incorporate an LLC with a minimum paid-up share capital of ₦2,000,000 and staff trained in airline ticketing.
- Documents
- Certificate of Incorporation; ₦2m paid-up capital; trained personnel
- Typical timeline
- See CAC procedure
02 Apply to the NCAA (Director-General)
- Agency
- Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
- What is required
- Apply in writing to the Director-General with the CIC, MEMART, evidence of qualified personnel and a non-refundable ₦100,000 fee.
- Documents
- Application; company docs; ₦100,000 fee; staff evidence
- Typical timeline
- Application stage
03 Join NANTA
- Agency
- National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA)
- What is required
- Obtain NANTA membership — mandatory for ticketing and travel operations.
- Documents
- NANTA membership
- Typical timeline
- Concurrent
04 NCAA certificate then IATA accreditation
- Agency
- NCAA / IATA
- What is required
- The NCAA issues the Travel Agency certificate; use it to apply for IATA accreditation (financial standing and ticketing compliance).
- Documents
- NCAA certificate; IATA criteria
- Typical timeline
- On issuance
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