How to Verify a Supplier in Nigeria
To verify a supplier in Nigeria, confirm the business exists on the Corporate Affairs Commission public search, ask for its Tax Identification Number, and check that the bank account you are paying carries the same registered name. For regulated goods, check the NAFDAC registration number or the SON mark on the product itself. Then test the relationship in the real world: visit the premises, speak to existing customers, place a small sample order and stage your payments. This guide covers each check, what it proves and what it does not.
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Much Nigerian trade runs on trust and referral, and most suppliers are honest. The losses come from a minority: sellers who take a deposit and disappear, agents who pose as the distributor they once worked for, traders who deliver a lower grade than the sample, and online profiles that copy a real company's name and photographs. Verification is how you filter those out before money moves. It helps to separate three questions. Does this business legally exist? Is the person you are talking to really part of it? Can it actually deliver the goods, to the quality promised, on time? Registry checks answer the first question only. Matching names on documents, bank accounts and premises answers the second. Visits, references and a trial order answer the third. No single check is enough, and a registered company can still be a poor supplier, so scale your effort to the money at risk. A one-off purchase of a few cartons in a market needs little more than inspection and a receipt. A recurring supply contract, a distributor appointment or a large prepayment deserves the full process described here, and an hour of checking is cheap compared with chasing a refund.