Which people make up the members of a company?

Which people make up the members of a company?

April 11, 2019

According to section 79 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act cap C20 LFN 2004. The following people make up members of the company.

(1) The subscribers to the memorandum of the company.
(2) Every other person who agrees in writing to become a member of a
Company, and whose name is entered in its register of members.
(3) In the case of a company having a share capital, each member shall be a shareholder of the company and shall hold at least one share.

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