The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched an Artificial Intelligence-driven Companies Registration Portal (ICRP), setting a new benchmark in Nigeria’s digital governance with an ambitious goal of completing business registration in less than 10 minutes.
Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), made the announcement during the 2025 CAC Management Retreat in Kaduna, where he also marked his second year in office.
Magaji described the new portal, officially launched on June 30, 2025, as a “revolution in service delivery”, saying it allows users to reserve names, register companies, and instantly generate certificates — all without human intervention.
“If someone had told you in 2022 that this was possible, you would have said ‘impossible.’ Yet here we are,”
Magaji said proudly.
According to him, the Intelligent Companies Registration Portal represents a turning point after years of technical failures that once crippled the Commission’s operations.
“When I assumed office in 2023, the system was overstretched. It crashed repeatedly and mixed up company data. We had to change the damaged engine of an aircraft mid-air,”
he recalled.
Magaji credited Oasis, the CAC’s service provider, for working closely with the Commission to develop the AI-driven system, noting that its seamless rollout was “nothing short of divine.”
“Even the Managing Director of Oasis cannot explain how we achieved it so seamlessly. It was God’s grace,”
he added.
The Registrar-General disclosed that the next phase of the CAC’s digital transformation will integrate AI-powered tools into compliance monitoring, registry approvals, and customer service operations.
“Our call-centre emails will soon be handled by AI agents that read, comprehend, and redirect thousands of messages in minutes,”
Magaji stated.
He explained that the Commission’s AI strategy draws inspiration from the United Kingdom’s Companies House, which is also deploying artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency and transparency.
“We have embraced similar principles. AI will not replace human judgment — it will enhance it,”
he explained.
To sustain this digital shift, Magaji said the CAC has introduced new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across departments and state offices, ensuring that staff are equipped to work seamlessly with AI-driven processes.
“No one is left behind,” he emphasized.
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