How many legal entities are registered in Nigeria?

949 legal entities have an LEI registered in Nigeria in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 466 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Nigeria?

926 entities in Nigeria have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in Nigeria?

ISSUED: 466; LAPSED: 460; RETIRED: 12; ANNULLED: 7; DUPLICATE: 4. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in Nigeria has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in Nigeria

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in Nigeria?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

949 legal entities are registered in Nigeria in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 466 have an ISSUED LEI and 926 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

949

Total entities

466

ISSUED LEIs

926

ACTIVE entities

460

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in Nigeria

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	466	49%
LAPSED	460	48%
RETIRED	12	1%
ANNULLED	7	1%
DUPLICATE	4	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Nigeria

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	926	98%
INACTIVE	12	1%
NULL	11	1%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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