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- 31 Dec 2014
CAC to Deploy New Registration Software
Alhaji Bello Mahmud, registrar-general of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has revealed that the Commission is working assiduously to perfect its newly deployed registration software for effective…
- 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…
- 1 Dec 2020
CAC Mulls New Software for CAMA 2020 Implementation— Abubakar
Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar-general, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has said that the commission is putting machinery in place to begin full implementation of the Companies and Allied…
- 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…
- 24 Dec 2018
40m SMEs operating in Nigeria without CAC registration
No fewer than 40 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the country are yet to register their businesses with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Acting Registrar-General of the…
- 10 Dec 2021
CAC Boss Says CAMA 2020 Renders Common Seal Stamps Unnecessary for Firms
The use of common seal stamps by companies is no longer mandatory under CAMA 2020, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar-general, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has said. Abubakar said this in…
- 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…
- 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…
- 20 May 2021
AUPCTRE Accuses CAC Boss of Fraud, Abuse of Power
Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), has accused Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs…
- 28 Nov 2021
Unclaimed Dividend: SEC Reads Riot Act to Companies, Registrars
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned quoted companies and capital market registrars to desist from selective payments and distribution of dividends. Mr Lamido Yuguda, director-general…
- 6 Nov 2025
SEC Tasks Registrars, Other CMOs on Innovations
The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has challenged registrars and other Capital Market Operators (CMOs) to drive innovations and explore new opportunities in unlocking current changes in…
- 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…
- 16 Mar 2025
SEC Voids Mainland Trust’s Registration, Suspends Centurion Registrars
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cancelled the registration of Mainland Trust Limited, and suspended Centurion Registrars, following their failure to comply with regulatory…
- 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…
- 24 Oct 2025
FG Welcomes Nigeria’s Delisting from FATF Grey List
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria’s delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The FATF, which announced the delisting at its plenary in Paris, France, on Friday, is…
- 5 Sept 2025
FG Says Tax ID Mandatory for Banking, Allied Services from January Next Year
Federal government has made Tax Identification, (Tax ID) compulsory for people getting involved in banking and allied services in the country. Consequently, all taxable Nigerians are to obtain 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…
- 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…
- 18 Dec 2015
SEC Says Shareholders, Investors Must Adopt e-DMMS in 90-Day
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given all shareholders and investors in the Nigerian Capital market 90 days deadline to complete e-dividend mandate documents with their banks and…
- 10 Jul 2025
Financial Fraud in Nigeria Surges by 45 Percent, 70 Percent of Losses Linked to Digital Platforms – CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the alarm over a significant rise in financial fraud cases in the country, revealing that fraud surged by 45% within one year, with 70 Percent of the…
- 28 Jun 2022
Unclaimed Dividends Hit N180Bn
Unclaimed dividends by Nigerian stockholders reached N180 billion last December, according to Alhaji Lamido Yuguda, director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Yuguda, said that the…
- 10 Feb 2026
NITDA Supports CAC AI Driven Transformation
By Oluwole Alao Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has pledged the Agency’s full support for the Corporate Affairs…
- 11 May 2017
SEC Says 2.2m Registered for eDividend
Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday said that a total of 2.2 million investors have registered for the edividend payment platform. Gwarzo said this…
- 3 Feb 2015
FG Unveils Company e-Registration Portal
The federal government in Abuja yesterday launched company registration portal of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) online registration platform. The platform referred to as CRP/GSP is designed…
- 7 Oct 2018
Stakeholders Seek Increased Technology Adoption in Public Sector
Participants at the just concluded “Technology As A Catalyst: Ease of Doing Business 2018 Conference’’ have said that we must leverage on technology in order to create the much needed enabling…
- 21 Sept 2010
Courier Operations will be Better with Postal Commission - Oladapo
Siyanbola Oladapo is the secretary general, Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco) and managing director/ chief executive officer, Bowill Errands Courier. Before, Oladapo established Bowill…
- 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…
- 13 Apr 2022
FRC Seeks Practical Steps to Boost Market Regulatory Environment
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has said it is important for governance practitioners to take practical steps to boost relationships with regulators. This was disclosed in a presentation…
- 12 Dec 2023
CAC to Delist Over 91,000 Companies Over Infractions
The Corporate Affairs Commission is set to delist 91,843 companies for failing to file their annual returns with it. In a list published on its website, the commission listed 91,843 companies for…
- 22 Jan 2016
Reps Probe $470m ZTE CCTV Contract, Summon NSA, Others
House of Representatives panel‎ has summoned, Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), the national security adviser (NSA); Kemi Adeosun, minister of Finance; Akinwumi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State;…