The attention of the Corporate Affairs Commission has been drawn to the rumours of an on-going recruitment exercise. The Commission by this notice wishes to advise the general public to disregard this rumour as no recruitment exercise is being done by the Commission.
Please be guided by this notice.
This is to bring to the notice of our esteemed Customers that commencing from 1st September, 2016 application for Name Search/Availability will be suspended in our Abuja (Head Office and FCT Wuse Zone 5 Office), Enugu, Kaduna, Kano and
Port Harcourt Offices.
Customers will be required to make their entries online through the Companies Registration Portal (CRP) and print the result themselves.
This notice is in furtherance of the Commission’s drive to deepen the use of the CRP for the benefit of the Customers.
Thank you!
MANAGEMENT
The Corporate Affairs Commission in collaboration with the Nigerian Network of NGO organized a Round Table Workshop for Nigerian Network of NGOs in Lagos recently. The Workshop with a theme; Achieving Global Best Practices in NGOs and Management was coordinated by the Incorporated Trustees Department of the CAC to provide and ensure, prompt, efficient registration and supervisions of all Incorporated Trustees (NGOs). This equally brings to the fore the necessity to close up the knowledge gaps that exist among the network members in relation to the new registration and post registration processes.
In her opening remark, the Representative of the Registrar-General, Director, Incorporated Trustees, Hajia Saratu Shafii, said that NGOs activities should be conducted strictly in line with their aims and objectives as stated in their constitution and the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act as well as Regulations made there under.
She stated that in the course of discharging regulatory roles and responsibilities, the Commission realized that some NGOs are not operating in accordance with laid down requirements hence the desire to ensure that all NGOs function optimally in the national interest.
She further stated that in line with the Commission’s policy focus in the area of sensitization and enlightenment, the decision to hold the workshop has become imperative and timely.
Paper presentations were made by various resource persons and stakeholders who noted that legendary roles need to be played by the NGOs in assisting the government to attract development in various sectors of the economy. This stimulated constructive feedback and debate among participants.
Key among the resource person were the Executive Director, Nigeria Network of NGOs, Oluseyi Babatunde Oyebisi and Athony Ubani, CEO, Africa Leadership Advance.
Dignitaries in attendance were the representative of the Director, Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, Mathew Enu and the CEO, BVS Professional Service, Yemi Abaola-John.
At the end of the workshop a communiqué was released part of which advised the Nigerian Network of NGOs to explore the example of other jurisdictions where umbrella bodies of NGO’s have adopted and embarked on self regulations by developing Quality Assurance Management (QUAM) standard to raise the bar in corporate governance.
Furthermore, that NGOs should align their activities with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Federal Government and practice robust corporate governance in order to be relevant and sustainable beyond the next few years.
This is to inform our customers and the general public that they can now scan, and upload their incorporation documents for processing through our document upload interface available on the Commission’s website starting from Monday 6th March 2017.
The Commission will approve the application on the strength of the scanned documents print registration certificate certify the MEMART and Form CAC 1.1.
The original documents will now be submitted by customers at the point of collection of the certificate of registration and the certified true copies of the incorporation document..
Please note that the Commission must be satisfied that the original documents are the same with the copies already scanned before releasing the Certificate of registration and the CTCs.
Signed
Management
Pursuant to the powers vested in the Honourable Minister under the Companies and Allied Matters Act and other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment has approved a Third Amendment to the Companies Regulation 2012 as follows :
REGULATION 3 shall now read as follows:
HOURS OF TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AND SERVICE DELIVERY PERIOD
3 (a) The hours of transaction of business with the public shall be from 9am to 7pm in the Head office and such other offices as the Commission may designate.
REGULATION 11 (2) shall now read as follows:
SUBMISSION OF ORIGINAL COPIES AFTER APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
11 (2) Where documents are delivered for filing by electronic means, the Commission shall approve the application without the necessity of sighting the original documents provided all requirements have been complied with and may require the original documents to be delivered thereafter either personally or by post.
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This is to inform our esteemed customers that as part of on-going reforms towards making the process of company incorporation faster, easier and cheaper, the CAC has integrated it’s Company Registration Portal (CRP) to the Electronic Stamp Duty Portal of the FIRS.
Customers no longer have to submit incorporation documents to Commissioners of Stamp duty for assessment and physical stamping. Kindly take advantage of the new system by initiating your incorporation on the CRP. The stamp duty interface is available immediately after you complete the application form and the memorandum and articles of association on the CRP.
Customers are required to download and print the documents of incorporation for execution by the directors and subscribers and the certificate of stamp duty . All the incorporation documents as well as the means of identification and proficiency certificates (where applicable) should be uploaded after execution through the CAC document upload interface. The link is available on the CAC website.
The CAC will register your company on the strength of the information you uploaded. However, you are expected to surrender the original documents to CAC in exchange for your certificate of registration.
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) will no longer accept physical submission of new applications for registration in six State Offices, according to Mr. Bello Mahmud, the Registrar-General of the Commission.
Speaking on Monday at a news conference in Abuja, Mahmud listed the six offices in which only online applications now apply to include Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja.
“Customers processing new registration in these locations shall directly complete the application forms and other relevant information and pay the registration fee as well as Stamp Duty on the Company Registration Portal,” he said. “Customers can upload all necessary documents through the Commission’s upload interface. These services can be accessed on: www.cac.gov.ng and https://services.cac.gov.ng
The Registrar-General explained that the move to go fully online is to guarantee uninterrupted availability of services and ensure efficient service delivery to customers.
“The online registration is cheaper, faster and convenient as transactions can be conducted from the comfort of homes and offices,” Mahmud said.
In order to ensure seamless operation of the Company Registration Portal and zero downtime, Mahmud said that the Commission has concluded the process of transferring the hosting of its main database and operating software to Main-One-Data Centre in Lagos. “This will ensure 99% uptime thus ensuring efficient registration services,” he said.
According to the Registrar-General, the CAC is totally committed to one of the focal objectives of the Federal Government through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), to improve the business environment in Nigeria.
The CAC was established by the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 1990 as the sole Government agency responsible for registration and regulation of Companies, Business Names and Incorporated Trustees/NGOs in Nigeria.
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RE: CLOSURE OF SUBMISSION OF MANUAL APPLICATIONS FOR NEW REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES, BUSINESS NAMES AND INCORPORATED TRUSTEES IN THE HEAD OFFICE AND ALL START-TO– FINISH OFFICES
This is to inform our esteemed customers and the general public that the closing date for receipt of Manual Applications, for new registration in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano and Kaduna offices has been extended to now take effect from Monday 15th May, 2017.
This is to allow for a seamless and smooth transfer of the Commission’s enterprise and database servers to a Tier–Three Data Centre that will guarantee uninterrupted availability of services 24/7.
The Commission regrets any inconvenience this postponement may cause.
Signed
MANAGEMENT
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Pursuant to the powers vested in me under sections 16, 585 and 609 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act and other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby approve amendments to the Companies Regulation 2012 as follows –
1. REGULATION 3 shall now read as follows –
Hours of Transaction of Business and Service Delivery Timelines
3 [a] The Commission shall be open to the public for business from 9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday in the Head Office and such other offices that the Commission may designate from time to time.
3 [b] The Commission shall deliver services to customers within a period not exceeding the following:-
i. Decisions on request for name reservation – 12 hours from submission of request.
ii. Registration of Companies, Business Names and Incorporated Trustees – 24 hours from submission of duly completed documents.
2. REGULATION 11 shall now read as follows –
Delivery of Application to the Commission
11 [a] An application for new registration may be delivered to the Commission in hard copies in designated location or through electronic means by any of the following persons –
i. A Legal Practitioner, Chartered Accountant or Chartered Secretary duly accredited by the Commission as an agent;
ii. A First Director or Subscriber to the Memorandum of Association in respect of new registration under Part A of CAMA;
iii. A Proprietor or Partner in respect of application under Part B of CAMA;
iv. A Trustee in respect of new registration under Part C of CAMA:
v. A duly appointed Secretary in respect of post-incorporation application under Parts A and C of CAMA.
11 [b] Where application for new registration under Part A is presented by any of the persons mentioned in Regulation 11 [a] [ii] above, the Statutory Declaration of Compliance shall be deposed to by a Legal Practitioner in the Service of the Commission and the presenter shall pay the sum of N500 only to the Commission as cost of notarization.
11 [c] Where an application is delivered to the Commission by electronic means, the Commission shall process the application based on the duly completed electronic copies of documents submitted by the Customer.
11 [d] Customers would be required to deliver originals of the application documents to the Commission upon completion of the registration process.
| 3. | (I) | SCHEDULE 1 INDEX OF CAC FORMS |
| That forms CAC 2, 3. 4 and 7 listed as items 3, 8, 9 and 10 in Schedule 1 of the Companies Regulation 2012 are hereby replaced with the new consolidated form CAC 1.1 hereby attached as Annexure ‘A’. | ||
| (ii) | SCHEDULE 3 | |
| FEES | ||
| That Schedule 3 of the Companies Regulation 2012 is hereby amended by adding as follows: Cost of Notarization – N500.00 |
Given under my hand this 5th day of April 2017
Dr. Okechukwu E. Enelamah
Honourable Minister
Industry, Trade and Investment
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2016 Promotion Examination Result for the rank of Managers and Below.
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Please be informed that a new Acting Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been appointed with effect from 9TH October, 2017 by the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Industry,Trade and Investment Dr.Okechukwu Enelamah.
The Acting Registrar-General is Lady Azuka Obiageli Azinge who until her appointment was the Director, Registry Department.
She will continue to act in that capacity until a substantive Chief Executive Officer is appointed.
Lady Azuka Azinge takes over from Bello Mahmud following the expiration of his tenure as the Registrar-General of CAC.
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In order to ensure efficient service delivery to our valued customers and ease business registration, the Corporate Affairs Commission wishes to inform its esteemed customers and the general public of the extension of full online registration services to its remaining State Offices.
Consequently, physical submissions for new registration will cease as follows:
a. Monday, 12th March, 2018.
Akure, Umuahia, Abakiliki, Lafia, Minna, Makurdi, Osogbo, Gombe, Yola, Yenagoa, Owerri, Awka, Benin and Katsina
b. Monday, 19th March, 2018
Birnin-Kebbi, Dutse, Maiduguri, Damaturu, Jalingo, Calabar and Gusau
All applications in the affected offices are to be submitted and processed online via the Commission’s Company’s Registration Portal (CRP) which can be accessed via: services.cac.gov.ng
For details of the procedure for online submission of applications, please refer to the guide on our website www.cac.gov.ng
We therefore wish to appeal to our stakeholders to avail themselves of the enormous potential of the CRP which is user friendly and in the event of any challenge that may arise due to the transition, please contact our help line desk on the following numbers/email address: 08182299016, 08182298971, 09087401598, 09087401599, 09087401600 and cservice@cac.gov.ng
Signed
MANAGEMENT
CAC………….Committed to prompt and efficient services
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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelameh has inaugurated the Governing Board of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), alongside other Agencies and Parastatals under his Ministry with Prince Dapo Abiodun as the Chairman of the CAC.
In his Inaugural Speech, the Minister congratulated the Board Chairmen and members for their well deserved appointment stressing that he recognized the important role of the Board in the management and oversight of Agencies.
He commended President Mohammadu Buhari for the calibre of men and women appointed into the Governing Boards, adding that the Federal Government was committed to the Change Agenda of tackling security issues, corruption and revitalizing the national economy.
Dr. Enelameh recalled that Economic Recovery Growth Plan 2017 – 2020 was articulated in February, 2017 as a Comprehensive Medium-Term Plan to revitalize the economy on the path of sustainable growth and development.
He pointed that his Ministry was playing a pivotal role in the implementation of economic and recovery growth plan and was working with Ministries, Departments and Agencies to achieve these goals even as he noted that his Ministry overseeing 17 Parastatals and Agencies cannot achieve the goals without the active support of MDAs and Parastatals.
It was within this context that the roles of governing boards of agencies and parastatals being inaugurated must be appreciated as crucial to the success of the Ministry and revitalization of the economy.
He further stated that the Board was to provide the policy guidelines, ensure efficient management of resources to achieve the set target of the parastatals and agencies.
Dr. Enelameh urged them to work in harmony with the Ministry and Management of their respective agencies to ensure that the goals set for the organizations were achieved.
‘Abide by operational guidelines and have clear understanding of your roles and responsibilities and be clearly communicated to avoid conflicts’. The Minister charged.
He reiterated that the Chief Executives of the organizations are charged with the day to day management of the affairs of the parastatals and agencies in accordance with the objectives and targets set by the Boards even as the Boards were not expected to be involved directly in the day to day management of the parastatals and agencies.
Responding on behalf of the newly inaugurated Boards, the Chairman, Governing Board of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mallam Abdullahi Bolaji said that the new Boards would not take over the running of the Federal Government Agencies and Parastatals, rather they would deploy their skills to help their respective agencies deliver on mandate.
Governing Boards inaugurated alongside that of the CAC include; Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), National Automotive Design and Development Centre (NADDC), Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Industrial Training Fund (ITF).
Others are Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone, SMEDAN, Nigeria Commodity Exchange, NEPZA, Lagos Trade Fair Management; and Tafawa Belewa Square.
SIGNED:
Godfrey Ike
HEAD, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2nd March, 2018
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) wishes to inform all its accredited Customers (Lawyers, Accountants and Chartered Secretaries), Public users and stakeholders that henceforth, any registration initiated without payment of filing fees will lapse upon the expiration of the reserved name, in accordance with the provisions of Section 32(2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act.
Members of the public to please note for guidance and compliance.
Dated this 2nd day of March, 2018.
Signed:
MANAGEMENT
CAC…..committed to prompt and efficient service
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As part of its oversight functions, The Chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Distinguished Senator Sabo Nakudu Mohammed and members of the Committee visited the Commission’s Office at Alausa, Lagos on Thursday, 8th March, 2018.
The visit to the facilities availed the Distinguished Senators the opportunity to have a first hand information on the activities of the Commission and its operations.
On hand to receive the Senators as well as take them on the guided tour of the facilities were the Chairman of the Board, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR and the Ag. Registrar-General (RG), Lady Azuka Azinge and her management.
The Ag. RG informed the Distinguished Senators, that the Commission’s target is to make the process of company registration as easy as possible such that it can be concluded within of 24 hours and thanked them for making out time for the visit.
Distinguished Senetor Nelson Effiong, who stood in for the Chairman of the Committee while thanking the Commission for the warm reception commended the Ag. RG for the giant strides she has made since she took over in October, 2017 as Ag. RG.
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is organizing its Quarterly Customers’ Forum. The Forum is intended to bring together Management of the Commission and Stakeholders, particularly Legal Practitioners, Chartered Accountants, Chartered Secretaries, members of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Entrepreneurs and members of the general public to interact on issues pertaining to the operations of the Commission and its reform initiatives.
The Commission hereby invites all its stakeholders and members of the public to the Customers’ Forum scheduled as follows:
Venue: Royal Tropicana Hotel
17/19, Niger Road, Fagge, Kano
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Time: 10.00am prompt
We look forward to a very fruitful interaction with you.
Signed:
MANAGEMENT
CAC…..committed to prompt and efficient service
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is organizing its Quarterly Customers’ Forum. The Forum is intended to bring together Management of the Commission and Stakeholders, particularly Legal Practitioners, Chartered Accountants, Chartered Secretaries, members of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Entrepreneurs and members of the general public to interact on issues pertaining to the operations of the Commission and its reform initiatives.
The Commission hereby invites all its stakeholders and members of the public to the Customers’ Forum scheduled as follows:
Venue: Ostra Hall & Hotel
1, Ostra Close, Off Jobi Felle Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018
Time: 10.00am prompt
We look forward to a very fruitful interaction with you.
Signed:
MANAGEMENT
CAC…..committed to prompt and efficient service
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Pursuant to an earlier circular on the above subject matter, the Commission immediately commenced the implementation of the following:
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
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