The Corporate Affairs Commission has commenced another round of enforcement against non-compliant companies, placing about 100,000 firms at risk of being struck off Nigeria’s companies register for failing to meet statutory filing obligations.
The commission announced the exercise in a public notice posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday, stating that the action was being undertaken under the provisions of Section 692(3) and (4) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020.
The affected companies have been given 90 days to regularise their records by filing all outstanding annual returns and submitting information on Persons with Significant Control, also known as beneficial ownership information.
According to the commission, the names of the affected companies have already been published on its official website, while firms that comply with the directive are expected to forward evidence of compliance to the Commission through its designated email address.
In the notice signed by its management, the CAC warned that companies that fail to meet the deadline would be removed from the register without any further communication.
