Category: Nigeria CAMA 2020


  • Section 549 CAMA 2020 Section 549 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Interpretation of this Chapter. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) In this Chapter—“administrator” of a company means a person appointed under any of the means under this Chapter to manage the company’s affairs,…

  • Section 548 CAMA 2020 Section 548 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Amendment of provision about time. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court may by order amend a provision of this Chapter which— (a) requires anything to…

  • Section 547 CAMA 2020 Section 547 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Period extended under sections 545 or 546. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. Where a period is extended under section 545 or 546, a reference to the period shall be taken as a reference…

  • Section 546 CAMA 2020 Section 546 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Variation of time. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) A period specified in sections 483(5), 487 (1)(b), or 488 (2) of this Act may be varied in respect of a company by the…

  • Section 545 CAMA 2020 Section 545 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Extension of time limit. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) Where a provision of this Part provides that a period may be varied in accordance with this section, the period may be varied…

  • Section 544 CAMA 2020 Section 544 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Penalties. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) Unless otherwise provided, a person who commits an offence under this Chapter is liable on conviction to a fine of at least N200,000. (2) A person…

  • Section 543 CAMA 2020 Section 543 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Majority decision of directors. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. A reference in this Chapter to something done by the directors ofa company includes a reference to the same thing done by a majority…

  • Section 542 CAMA 2020 Section 542 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Presumption of validity. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. An act of the administrator of a company is valid in spite of a defect in his appointment or qualification.

  • Section 541 CAMA 2020 Section 541 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Joint and concurrent administrators acting with administrator of company. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) Where a company is in administration, a person may be appointed to act as administrator jointly or concurrently…

  • Section 540 CAMA 2020 Section 540 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Concurrent administrators. It is under Chapter 18 (Administration of companies: nature of administration) of the Act. (1) This section applies where two or more persons are appointed to act concurrently as the administrator of a company. (2) A reference to the administrator…