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Official accreditations

Guaranteed assurance of our professional integrity.

 

Commercial success is often dependent on knowing who to do business with and, crucially, who to trust. Since our company started, we have earned a large number of licenses, permits, endorsements and accreditations.

Currently, we are:

  • A full member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS International), the leading organisation for security professionals worldwide, as well as ASIS Chapter 206, Lagos

  • A member of the Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN)

  • Licensed by government regulatory agency, the Nigerian Security & Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), to ‘Operate as a Guard Company’

  • Holder of a ‘Permit to engage the use of Special Protection Unit (SPU) of the Nigeria Police Force’, issued by the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Republic of Nigeria

  • Holder of a ‘Permit to Operate as an Oil Industry Service Company’, issued by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission

  • Appointed by the UK Institute of Export, along with our sister company ‘Mantra Operations Solutions Ltd’, as the Security and Risk Assessment Market Expert for the ‘Doing Business with Nigeria’ Guide

  • Registered on the UK Government Department of Business and Trade’s ‘Overseas Referral Network’ as a provider of specialist security services for the Africa Market Entry Team

  • A ‘Corporate Plus’ Member of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) – the foremost bilateral chamber in Nigeria, with the objective to promote trade and investment links between Nigeria and the UK

  • Accredited by the Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria (MASPAN)

  • A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) partner with approval from the Nigerian Navy to act as a ‘Private Maritime Security Company’ (PMSC)

  • Approved to provide Aviation Security Services by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

  • Registered with the Nigerian Content Development Management Board (NCDMB)

  • Incorporated by the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as a private company

  • Registered with the Nigerian Petroleum Exchange (NipeX)

  • Registered with Dun & Bradstreet

Accreditations, licences and permits that Mantra has earned in the UK and in Nigeria.
Certificate issued by the Federal Republic of Nigeria to demonstrate that Mantra has a permit to operate as an oil industry service company in the 'Major Category'.
Permit to engage the use of Special Protection Unit of the Nigeria Police Force (MOPOL).
Licence issued by the Nigeria Security & Civil Defense Corps to operate as a Private Guard Company.