The Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr. Bello Mahmud has opened up on why the Commission outsourced the hosting of its main database and operating software to MainOne Data Centre in Lagos.
In an interview, he explained that the move is to ensure seamless operation of the Company Registration Portal and zero downtime.
According to him, “This will ensure 99 per cent uptime thus ensuring efficient registration services”.
Mahmud averred that “The online registration is cheaper, faster and convenient as transactions can be conducted from the comfort of homes and offices. I wish to inform you that as of Friday May 19, 2017, just four days after the start of fully online registration; over 1,250 applications had been submitted online”.
He was however quick to accept that the new system may not be without challenges; bust assured that “the commission however will ensure that all such challenges are promptly addressed. The ultimate goal of this management is to make CAC a world class company registry providing excellent registration services”.
Recent investigations by Business Hilights at the CAC head office, Abuja shortly after the commencement of online registration in Abuja, Lagos and other three cities showed that majority of the registration consultants who are mainly lawyers are relocating to states where online is yet to start. This according to them is due to hiccups in accessing the portal and mainly in uploading new company details.
It would be recalled that CAC phased out physical submission of new applications for registration in the six state offices of Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt since Monday May 15, 2017.
Consequently, customers processing new registration in these locations will directly complete the application forms and other relevant information and pay registration fee as well as Stamp Duty on the Company Registration Portal and thereafter upload all necessary documents through the commission’s upload interface after due execution.
Mahmud explained further that the objective is to ensure that Nigeria operates at par with some of the best Companies Registries in the world in the delivery of registration services.
