Cross River State services, online

Get a Tax Identification Number (TIN)

Register with the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service and get your TIN for tax payments, contracts and bank requirements.

Free · Residents and businesses · One-off

Apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC)

The e-TCC proves your taxes are up to date. Required for government contracts, political office screening and many applications.

Free · Residents and businesses · Renews yearly

Pay your development levy

Flat annual levy payable by every taxable adult resident of Cross River State.

₦1,000 · individual · Renews yearly

Apply for a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O)

The legal title to your land. Apply through the Cross River Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA) — 99-year grant.

₦20,000 · Residents and businesses · One-off

Request a land search

Verify the ownership and encumbrance status of any registered plot before you buy. Remote search delivered by CRGIA.

₦10,000 · Residents and businesses · Per occurrence

Pay your ground rent

Annual rent on state land payable by all C-of-O and allocation holders. Avoid the 10% penal rent surcharge.

₦5,000 · Residents and businesses · Renews yearly

Register your business premises

Annual registration for every business operating from a physical premises in Cross River State. ₦10,000 urban, ₦2,000 rural.

₦10,000 · business · Renews yearly

Apply for a MEDA micro-credit loan

Loans for micro and small enterprises through the Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency, including the ₦500m BOI matching fund.

Free · business · One-off

Pay your market stall dues

Monthly or daily dues for traders in Watt, Marian, Uwanse, Esuk Mba and other state markets.

₦4,000 · Residents and businesses · Renews monthly

Apply for a signboard or advertising permit

Permit to erect a signboard or outdoor advert in Cross River State. Starts here, completed by CRISSAA.

₦20,000 · business · Renews yearly

Renew your vehicle licence

Annual vehicle licence for motorcycles, cars, buses and trucks in Cross River State. Issued instantly online.

₦2,500 · Residents and businesses · Renews yearly

Register a birth

Register a new birth. Free within 60 days of birth; fees apply after. Certificate issued by the NPC at the Calabar registration centre.

Free · individual · One-off

Get a certificate of indigeneity

Certifies that you are an indigene of Cross River State. Required for NYSC, federal civil service, scholarships and bursaries.

₦1,000 · individual · One-off

Enrol for state health insurance

Join the Cross River State health insurance scheme for subsidised care at accredited hospitals and primary health centres.

Free · Residents and businesses · Renews yearly

Register a private educational institution

Register a new nursery, primary or secondary school with the Ministry of Education. Approved schools appear in our public directory.

₦100,000 · business · Renews yearly

Register as a farmer

Join the state farmer register for extension support, subsidised inputs, grants and intervention programmes.

₦1,000 · Residents and businesses · Renews yearly

Report a sanitation or environmental issue

Report blocked drainage, illegal dumping, a broken public convenience or an unsanitary food stall.

Free · Residents and businesses · One-off

Apply for other welfare support

Use this if your welfare need does not fit the listed aged care, food, education, disability, emergency or livelihood support tracks.

Free · individual · One-off

Report an issue

Tell us about a pothole, broken streetlight, illegal dumping, abandoned vehicle, damaged public property or any other issue that needs attention in Cross River State.

Free · Residents and businesses · One-off

Taxes and levies

TIN, tax clearance, development levy, presumptive tax and PAYE services

Land and property

Certificate of Occupancy, ground rent, land search, survey and deeds

Business and trade

Business premises, MSME loans, market stalls and contractor registration

Permits and licences

Signage, gaming, fire safety, liquor and operator permits

Vehicles and transport

Vehicle licence, number plates, roadworthiness and hackney permits

Births, deaths, marriages

Register a birth, death or marriage. Get a certificate of indigeneity

Health and insurance

State health insurance, primary care and health outreach

Schools and learning

Register a school, check approved schools, scholarships and enrolment

Agriculture and forestry

Farmer registration, cocoa grading and export, forestry permits

Environment and waste

Waste tariff, sanitation reports, fumigation and tree permits

Tourism and events

Hotel licensing, carnival permits, event venues and stadium hire

Welfare and support

Food support, aged care, health outreach, scholarships and relief programmes

Other services

Report issues, request public works, civil service and diaspora services