The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Monday, 9th February 2026, marked its 35th anniversary under the theme “Upholding Public Trust Through Excellent Service Delivery”, with a high-level ceremony attended by top government functionaries, Lawmakers,captains of industry, development partners, and key stakeholders in Abuja.
The event, which highlighted the Commission’s reform journey and future outlook, featured an Anniversary Lecture, the screening of an abridged documentary on the evolution of CAC, cultural performances by the NYSC National Troupe, and goodwill messages from relevant stakeholders.
Delivering his address, the Registrar-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, described the anniversary as a celebration of purpose, resilience, transformation, and national impact. He recalled that when CAC was established in 1991, business registration processes were manual and paper-based, requiring citizens to travel from across the country to Abuja. Today, he noted, CAC services are accessible anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and some services are delivered in as little as 10 minutes, dramatically reducing the cost of doing business in Nigeria.
Magaji disclosed that the Commission now received close to 10,000 business registration requests daily, compared to only about 100 in its early years, while its call centres and email platforms handle an average of 5,000 inquiries every day. He said these volumes made the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) necessary to complement human capacity and improve turnaround time.
As part of the anniversary activities, the Registrar-General announced a strategic partnership between CAC and Google, aimed at strengthening the Commission’s technology framework and improving service delivery through global best practices. He also unveiled a redesigned CAC website, featuring an AI-powered virtual assistant for instant responses to inquiries on CAC laws, procedures, and operations, as well as a business name generator that allows users to generate and reserve scalable business names online.
In keeping with the anniversary theme, CAC announced initiatives aimed at supporting small businesses, students, and staff welfare. These included free business registration for 3,500 small businesses across the federation and FCT, scholarships for selected students in business and corporate law-related fields, provision of buses to selected Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, enhanced staff welfare packages, and the promotion of eligible staff in accordance with public service rules.
Goodwill messages from stakeholders praised the Commission for upholding public trust through excellent service delivery, while the anniversary lecture and documentary highlighted CAC’s milestones, challenges, and its vision for a future driven by technology, efficiency, transparency, and global standards.
