The Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr Hussaini Magaji, has urged its members of staff to embrace Artificial intelligence (AI) and uphold integrity for better service delivery.
Magaji made this known on Thursday in Kaduna during the commission’s 2025 Management Retreat, which also marked his second anniversary in office.
He said the new system, known as the Intelligent Companies Registration Portal (ICRP), was launched on June 30, 2025, to automate company registration processes and improve efficiency.
“See AI as an ally, It is here to make your work more meaningful ;Instead of manually sifting through hundreds of files, you can now focus on complex cases and on customer relations.
“Uphold integrity; AI can detect patterns and flag anomalies, but it is our human values that ensure fairness.
“Do not attempt to bypass the system for anyone ,not even for me. Transparency is the bedrock of our institution, and we must guard it jealously,” Magaji said.
He said the introduction of the new system was part of the commission’s broader reform agenda aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and improving revenue generation.
Magaji explained that the ICRP was developed after the former Companies Registration Portal (CRP) became overstretched due to increased compliance filings.
He said the next phase of the project would deploy AI tools to support compliance, registry, and customer service operations.
“We faced serious challenges when the CRP almost crashed, but we overcame them by upgrading to an intelligent platform. Today, we can tell a success story,” he said.
The registrar-general said the commission’s AI initiative was inspired by the UK Companies House, which has adopted similar technology to improve productivity and efficiency.
Magaji emphasised that human judgment remained central to CAC operations despite the deployment of Artificial Intelligence.
He said the commission had introduced new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all departments, units, and state offices to ensure smooth integration of human and automated processes.
On staff welfare, Magaji said his administration had implemented a four-point agenda covering staff welfare, capacity building, institutional strengthening, and revenue generation.
He said the commission had reviewed salaries, eliminated disparities between the headquarters and state offices, fully paid Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) contributions, and borne part of pension payments for lower-cadre staff.
Magaji also listed other achievements, including the provision of five new luxury buses for staff transportation, food support during festivities, and the acquisition of 2025-model vehicles for official use
