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- 10 Feb 2026
CAC Pushes Single National Register to Curb Corruption Loopholes
Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has urged creation of a unified national beneficial ownership register to bolster anti-corruption efforts and corporate transparency. CAC CAC…
- 26 Jun 2024
PalmPay POS Operators Urged to Register or Submit their CAC Certificate to Prevent Account Freezing
Following CAC’s Directive for POS operators to register and submit their CAC details on or before July 7, 2024, PalmPay is encouraging its Business users who have not yet complied with the directive…
- 15 Sept 2021
No Plans to Sack Workers @ CAC – Official
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it has no intention of reducing the commission’s workforce. Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar general of CAC, disclosed this in an interview with the News…
- 10 Sept 2024
AMMBAN Berates CAC Over Plans to Enforce POS Operators’ Registration
Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents of Nigeria (AMMBAN) has berated the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) over its move to enforce the directive that point of sale (POS) terminal operators…
- 10 Feb 2026
CAC Reports 248 Fake Companies to EFCC, Tackles Banks
Hussaini Magaji (SAN), registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC) has accused some banks and financial institutions of undermining Nigeria’s anti-corruption and compliance framework…
- 11 Jan 2021
CAC Asks Firms to Validate Accounts or Get Sanctioned
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has given registered companies till March 31 to validate their bank accounts or get sanctioned. Garba Abubakar, registrar general, CAC, vowed firms who have refused…
- 25 Jul 2024
CAC Issues 90-Day Deadline to 91,000 Dormant Firms to Submit Annual Returns
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has notified over 91,000 dormant companies of a 90-day grace period to submit their outstanding annual returns or face potential delisting from its registry. The…
- 25 Jun 2026
EFCC, CAC Raise Concerns over Unregistered PoS Operators
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have expressed concern over the growing activities of unregistered Point of Sale (POS) operators and warned…
- 6 Sept 2024
CAC Moves Against Unregistered POS Operators as Deadline Expires
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has begun moves to enforce its directive that Point of Sale (POS) operators should register with the commission. The registration directive gave POS operators…
- 9 May 2024
CAC Says Operating PoS without Registration is Criminal Offence
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has said that all financial technology operators (Fintechs) must register with the commission before July 7, 2024, noting that operating without registration is a…
- 29 Jul 2025
CAC to Delist 100,000 Dormant Firms After 90-Day Compliance Window
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria has announced a significant move to strike off approximately 100,000 dormant companies from its register due to their failure to file annual returns for…
- 6 Aug 2021
CAC to Sanction Fraudulent Registration Processes
Mr Garba Abubakar, registrar general/CEO, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has warned that he would take drastic measures against any erring professional who indulged in sharp practices while…
- 15 Apr 2026
CAC Urges Users to Secure Accounts after Cyberattack Scare
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has raised alarm over a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access to parts of its information systems, urging users to update their login credentials as…
- 28 Feb 2024
PalmPay Partners CAC to Register 219,000 Small Businesses
Per the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 provisions, leading fintech company PalmPay has partnered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to register 219,000 small businesses to…
- 25 Sept 2025
CAC Orders Firm to Change Name over Trademark Conflict With KPMG Nigeria
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has directed a firm operating as KPMG Advisory Services to change its name within six weeks over a trademark conflict with KPMG Nigeria, a leading professional…
- 3 Dec 2025
CAC Lists 15 Unregistered Firms Operating in Nigeria
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned Nigerians against dealing with 15 unregistered entities using company names and registration numbers that are not in the commission’s records. In a…
- 17 Oct 2021
CAC Blocks Suspected New Companies Registration Applications
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) said it has blocked many suspected fraudulent applications aimed at registering new companies similar to existing ones by some Nigerians trying to take over lands…
- 26 Jul 2020
CAC Insists on Mailing, Electronic Policy
Corporate Affairs Commissions (CAC) has said it newly introduced mailing system of sending company registration certificates has come to stay. The Commission also said, henceforth customers will…
- 21 Jun 2026
NCC, CAC Move to Block Unapproved Ownership Changes in Telecom Sector
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have announced a new compliance requirement mandating telecommunications companies to obtain regulatory approval…
- 18 Jan 2021
CAC to Deregister Inactive Firms after 10 Years
Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has said the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020) empowers the commission to deregister companies that have…
- 7 Nov 2023
Ignore Messages on Free Company Registration-- CAC
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) yesterday urged Nigerians to disregard ongoing social media messages on free registration of business names and companies. The commission issued the warning in a…
- 28 Dec 2023
CAC Extends Deadline for Companies’ Annual Returns Submission to April 2024
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has granted an extension for companies to submit their annual returns, allowing for a revised timeline from 1st January to 1st of April 204. This was disclosed…
- 20 May 2025
CAC, NIBSS Unveil Platform for Data Access to Private Firms
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has unveiled a new Application Programming Interface (API) integration system to allow private…
- 24 Oct 2023
CAC Uncovers 189 Fake Companies in Land Allocation Scandal
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has made a startling revelation, uncovering a network of 189 fake companies that exploited fraudulent means to secure land allocations in the Federal Capital…
- 16 Jul 2025
CAC Flags Three Companies, Warns Nigerians
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned Nigerians against transacting with three fake Nigerian firms, citing fraudulent incorporation documents and registration numbers not issued by the…
- 7 Dec 2025
CAC to Shut Down Unregistered PoS Operators by January 2026
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced that all unregistered Point-of-Sale (PoS) operators across Nigeria will be shut down effective Jan. 1, 2026. PoS In a statement issued on Saturday,…
- 29 Apr 2025
CAC to Prosecute Business Owners Operating Without Registration
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing business registration laws in Nigeria, warning that individuals and organizations operating unregistered businesses will…
- 22 Sept 2025
CAC Unveils Measures to Ease Company Registration
Mr. Hussaini Ishaq-Magaji, SAN, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), said the commission is determined to end delays in business registration and service delivery through new…
- 31 Aug 2025
CAC Postpones New Fee Implementation
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has announced the deferment of the implementation of revised fees for its services to October 1, 2025 The Commission, in a public notice issued at the weekend in…
- 16 Sept 2021
CAC Seeks Support on NIMC Database for Transparency
Management of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has sought the support of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on the database system to curb the false disclosure of beneficial…