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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is set to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent to tackle a backlog of 7,000 company registration applications and ease service delays.

Registrar-General/CEO of the CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, disclosed this on Monday in Kano during a stakeholders’ forum.

He explained that the AI agent will handle requests across compliance, registry, and customer service functions with speed and accuracy to address challenges that have slowed service delivery.

“In a bid to tackle the backlog of 7,000 registration applications… an AI agent was in the pipeline to handle requests across compliance, registry, and customer service with speed and accuracy,” the Commission said in a statement quoting the Registrar-General.

Bumpy transition to AI portal

Magaji acknowledged that the transition to the Commission’s AI-driven portal has been bumpy, with customers experiencing delays in approvals, especially for services not covered in the first phase of the deployment.

He noted that the delays were largely due to the overwhelming number of applications the system has had to process.

• To further improve efficiency, the CAC boss said the Commission will also use AI to manage the high volume of daily inquiries.

• According to him, the system receives no fewer than 3,000 emails per day. The AI tool being developed can read and comprehend those emails within a minute, detect duplicate requests, and reroute messages to the appropriate departments for faster resolution.

• The Registrar-General reassured stakeholders that the Commission is working assiduously to stabilize its newly introduced AI portal and improve customer satisfaction.

“Problems have been identified, and solutions are already in motion,” he said.

Backstory

Earlier in June this year, the CAC launched the AI-driven registration portal aimed at transforming Nigeria’s business environment by simplifying company registration processes and accelerating approvals.

According to the Registrar-General, the AI-powered portal represents a complete overhaul of the Commission’s existing Company Registration Portal (CRP).

• The portal, he said, has been programmed to provide instant name approvals, with a system intelligently designed to suggest alternative names when preferred options are unavailable.

• Magaji said name reservation under the new system is now as simple as opening an email account, noting that the use of AI enables seamless suggestions and approvals in real-time.

• However, many Nigerians trying to register their new business or fulfil obligations for existing businesses have been having difficult times on the portal as it continues to suffer one glitch after the other.

• From payments not reflecting on the portal to the inability to submit documents, among others, Nigerians have continued to express their frustrations using the portal, a development that led to the 7,000 backlogs the Commission is now trying to clear.

Meanwhile, despite the hiccups, CAC announced in July that the portal was processing over 11,000 transactions daily, describing it as a major leap in automation, but not without challenges.

Source: https://nairametrics.com/2025/09/23/cac-to-deploy-ai-agent-as-company-registration-backlog-hits-7000/

Just revert to the old system pending when the new system has been tested and certified ok to launch.

just 7000 application, na who we offend for this country

Meaning the humans that have been getting paid to do the work refused to

7,000 delayed CAC registration, imagine if only 4,000 have been approved, how many employment they would have created.

It’s been over a month since the Corporate Affairs Commission deployed AI agents for business registration. Instead of simplifying things, it has only made the process more complicated for LLCs. If there’s any backlog, it’s because they deployed an inefficient AI system.

Jubrilv:
just 7000 application, na who we offend for this country

7,000 registration is not just with CAC. It's business registration approval which at least verification is needed. 7,000 is a lot

Same issue with Nigeria immigration before, they attend to highest bidder first. If you think you want to pay normal fee for any of the government services in Nigeria, then you must have patience

Nice one, they're beginning to wake up. That's his its been done all across the globe no more pile ups papers on a desk.

The backlog in CAC is too much. It took me a month and two weeks to get a business name, whereas they initially assured me it'd take about a week.


The unnecessary long delay has been transferred from passport issuance to CAC.

The switch is always bumpy but it will smooth out later

It's good that they have initiated the process

If successful, the new AI tool could significantly cut waiting times, reduce repetitive inquiries, and make the business registration process as easy as opening an email account. For now, however, entrepreneurs are waiting to see if the promised “speed and accuracy” will finally replace the glitches and delays.

Just watch as this AI python program wey person go use vibe coding and Claude ai to create would cost billions to make.

Too many business are being registered daily!

And i never register my own!

May Allah help me o!

It will be increased from 10k to 62k as from 1st of Oct. Register quickly.

AntiChristian:
Too many business are being registered daily!

And i never register my own!

May Allah help me o!

Do it quickly. They will increase the money from 10k to 62k as from 1st of Oct.

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is set to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent to tackle a backlog of 7,000 company registration applications and ease service delays.

PastorFire:
It will be increased from 10k to 62k as from 1st of Oct. Register quickly.

How can I do it abeg

Can u help me with it ??

It's killing me

Tayorshd87:
How can I do it abeg

Can u help me with it ??

It's killing me

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• To further improve efficiency, the CAC boss said the Commission will also use AI to manage the high volume of daily inquiries.

• According to him, the system receives no fewer than 3,000 emails per day. The AI tool being developed can read and comprehend those emails within a minute, detect duplicate requests, and reroute messages to the appropriate departments for faster resolution.

U dont need A.I for this, a simple well planned form can do this, that can route requests and check database for duplicate requests.
Na because dem wan chop money everybody now don dey call A.I any how.

Government workers jobs are in trouble. The laziest bunch of people in Nigeria. Let them not worry, their replacement don land.

It will start from here and them move to every sector.

Let’s see how they’ll sabotage the AI with juju once they see their jobs are on the line

Abegi. They just want to chop more money. I know people working with CAC to make some payments they keep trying and trying, some pages won't open, to receive approve name will take days or weeks sef. So how can there won't be backlog or how is it human fault. Yeye people

I am a CAC Accredited Registration agent. I will advise anyone who plan to register to do it before the 1st of October and 100% increment will commence on that date. I am a CAC Accredited Agent.

Great100000:
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is set to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent to tackle a backlog of 7,000 company registration applications and ease service delays.

Registrar-General/CEO of the CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, disclosed this on Monday in Kano during a stakeholders’ forum.

He explained that the AI agent will handle requests across compliance, registry, and customer service functions with speed and accuracy to address challenges that have slowed service delivery.

“In a bid to tackle the backlog of 7,000 registration applications… an AI agent was in the pipeline to handle requests across compliance, registry, and customer service with speed and accuracy,” the Commission said in a statement quoting the Registrar-General.

Bumpy transition to AI portal

Magaji acknowledged that the transition to the Commission’s AI-driven portal has been bumpy, with customers experiencing delays in approvals, especially for services not covered in the first phase of the deployment.

He noted that the delays were largely due to the overwhelming number of applications the system has had to process.

• To further improve efficiency, the CAC boss said the Commission will also use AI to manage the high volume of daily inquiries.

• According to him, the system receives no fewer than 3,000 emails per day. The AI tool being developed can read and comprehend those emails within a minute, detect duplicate requests, and reroute messages to the appropriate departments for faster resolution.

• The Registrar-General reassured stakeholders that the Commission is working assiduously to stabilize its newly introduced AI portal and improve customer satisfaction.

“Problems have been identified, and solutions are already in motion,” he said.

Backstory

Earlier in June this year, the CAC launched the AI-driven registration portal aimed at transforming Nigeria’s business environment by simplifying company registration processes and accelerating approvals.

According to the Registrar-General, the AI-powered portal represents a complete overhaul of the Commission’s existing Company Registration Portal (CRP).

• The portal, he said, has been programmed to provide instant name approvals, with a system intelligently designed to suggest alternative names when preferred options are unavailable.

• Magaji said name reservation under the new system is now as simple as opening an email account, noting that the use of AI enables seamless suggestions and approvals in real-time.

• However, many Nigerians trying to register their new business or fulfil obligations for existing businesses have been having difficult times on the portal as it continues to suffer one glitch after the other.

• From payments not reflecting on the portal to the inability to submit documents, among others, Nigerians have continued to express their frustrations using the portal, a development that led to the 7,000 backlogs the Commission is now trying to clear.

Meanwhile, despite the hiccups, CAC announced in July that the portal was processing over 11,000 transactions daily, describing it as a major leap in automation, but not without challenges.

Source: https://nairametrics.com/2025/09/23/cac-to-deploy-ai-agent-as-company-registration-backlog-hits-7000/

According to the Registrar-General, the AI-powered portal represents a complete overhaul of the Commission’s existing Company Registration Portal (CRP).

• The portal, he said, has been programmed to provide instant name approvals, with a system intelligently designed to suggest alternative names when preferred options are unavailable.

• Magaji said name reservation under the new system is now as simple as opening an email account, noting that the use of AI enables seamless suggestions and approvals in real-time.

• However, many Nigerians trying to register their new business or fulfil obligations for existing businesses have been having difficult times on the portal as it continues to suffer one glitch after the other.

• From payments not reflecting on the portal to the inability to submit documents, among others, Nigerians have continued to express their frustrations using the portal, a development that led to the 7,000 backlogs the Commission is now trying to clear.

Meanwhile, despite the hiccups, CAC announced in July that the portal was processing over 11,000 transactions daily, describing it as a major leap in automation, but not without challenges.

This AI na 4 mouth o.

Them don chop the money.

Make e no be say them no tell una the scope them use.

Mostly briefcase companies. All the ones created in the past, how many jobs did they create or support?

helinues:
Meaning the humans that have been getting paid to do the work refused to

7,000 delayed CAC registration, imagine if only 4,000 have been approved, how many employment they would have created.

Even AI self go tire for Nigeria cac back long cos d error wey de there e too much

they just wanted an AI contract to use chop money, else you dont need AI,