CAC now gets 10,000 business registration requests daily, says Registrar

Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Ishaq Magaji, yesterday gave an insight into the quantum of business conception and development in the country with the Commission receiving some 10,000 business registration requests every day.

Magaji spoke at the 35th anniversary celebration of the commission, with the theme, Upholding Public Trust Through Excellence Service Delivery” in Abuja, stating that transformational change is never easy.

He explained that 2025 was particularly challenging for the commission considering the transition to an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven portal, with the constant disruption and temporary setbacks in productivity and service delivery.

He said: “The deployment of AI at CAC is not optional; it is necessary as business registration volumes have grown exponentially, driven by factors such as, tax reforms, the monetization of social media and digital businesses, government policies promoting the formalization of informal enterprises.

“To put this into perspective, CAC now receives close to 10,000 business registration requests daily, compared to only hundreds in the past. In addition, our complaint management system—through emails and call centres now handles an average of 5,000 inquiries every single day.

“Imagine the number of staff required to manage this volume manually, only AI can effectively complement human capacity with the required speed, accuracy, and precision. It is for this reason that today, at this historic event, we will witness the signing of a Letter of Collaboration between CAC and Google, aimed at strengthening our technology framework and improving service delivery through partnership with one of the world’s leading technology companies”.

The RG added that Google brings global expertise and technological support that will further strengthen the systems, enhance portal performance, and deepen the ease of doing business in Nigeria.

Another major milestone we are unveiling today is the relaunch of our website: www.cac.gov.ng

Beyond a complete redesign, the new website introduces two groundbreaking features, AI Lawyer, this feature enables users to ask questions on CAC laws, rules, guidelines, procedures, and operations—and receive instant, accurate responses, then the AI Name Generator, users can now generate and reserve scalable business names directly from our website with ease, speed, and convenience.

Magaji said, As the past is celebrated, the commission is  even more inspired by the future, one driven by technology, efficiency, transparency, and global standards.

In the spirit of this celebration, the Management of CAC has approved the following initiatives, Free Business Name Registration for 3,500 small businesses, to be distributed across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Scholarships for six (6) best corporate Law students each from the six campuses of the Nigerian Law School—for the year 2026, in support of corporate law studies.

He added that there will be the donation of 120 mattresses to an IDP Camp, Support for orphanages as part of the social responsibility and Equally, in recognition of our resilient staff who have driven these reforms, and in line with our Conditions of Service.

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