Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to Become AI-Powered Portal
The country’s apex corporate body reveals a plan to fasten registration with AI.
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has introduced a pilot Artificial Intelligence-powered registration portal designed to overhaul the existing Company Registration Portal. The Corporation says the new portal will accelerate business registration processes in Nigeria.
AI-Driven Reforms
The Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, made the announcements during the innovation during the 2025 Stakeholders’ Forum, describing it as a “game-changer” that will dramatically reduce registration timelines and improve the ease of doing business across the country.
According to a statement issued by the CAC today (Tuesday), the new platform enables instant name reservation approvals and mirrors the simplicity of creating an email account.
“It is intelligently designed to suggest available alternatives and grant real-time approvals, removing the traditional bottlenecks,” Magaji said.
A key feature of the system is its ability to register businesses using only the National Identification Number (NIN) of a director or proprietor. Once NIN verification is confirmed in real-time, a certificate of incorporation will be generated and sent to the applicant’s email—within 30 minutes.
Magaji further stated, “The target time for business registration is under 30 minutes to generate a certificate and deliver to the customer’s email, subject to real-time NIN verification.”
Potential Issues and Security
The Registrar-General, however, acknowledged that some delays may occur due to dependencies on the National Identity Management Commission but added that the platform is equipped with an AI-powered photo ID matching feature to help bypass such issues when necessary.
To bolster data security, the Commission is also introducing two-factor authentication with OTP verification, ensuring that no changes can be made to a company’s records without the consent of the registered directors.
Additionally, Magaji revealed plans to launch a CAC mobile app by the fourth quarter of 2025, allowing users to monitor and manage their transactions in real time.
As part of wider reforms, the Commission is reviewing over 100 partnership requests from local and global super agents—including the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS)—aimed at expanding access and improving service delivery.
New Filing Fees
Along with the technical changes, Magaji also disclosed that a review of CAC service fees will take effect from August 1, 2025, to sustain service quality and fund the Commission’s ongoing digital transformation.
