In its continued bid to enhance user seamless transactions on its registration portal, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday jointly organized a one-day Training for lawyers.

The training which took place at the Auditorium of the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, had 271 participants physically in attendance while 1125 participated virtually.

Registrar-General/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, represented by Assistant Director Registry, Ayomike Jolomi, while declaring the workshop open, harped on the need for accredited Agents to always be guided by the published checklist and other regulations available on the Commission’s website to ensure hitch-free interface.

A statement by CAC’s Head, Media, Rasheed Mahe, the Technical Assistant to the Registrar-General, Mohammed Abdullahi, in his presentation, took the participants through the rudiments of online interface and spoke extensively on methods of ensuring hitch-free, pre- and post-incorporation online filings on the CRP.

Abdullahi who maintained that the CAC would ensure continued improvement of its processes via feedbacks from such engagements, disclosed that by the end of October 2022, many more services would be available, including online Alteration of Memat and Amendment of Constitution.

Other members of the CAC Technical team, Suleiman Girei and Talle Mohammed spoke extensively on Name Reservation, Registrar-General’s Consent, Registration of Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Partnership, amongst others.

Both speakers charged the participants to always endeavor to be guided by the rules to ensure successful transactions.

Earlier, in his opening remark, the Chairman of NBA Lagos, Ikechukwu Uwanna, said the training was amongst others aimed at improving performance of members during their respective interface with the CAC online portal.

Uwanna who applauded the Commission’s reform initiatives, said that the idea of the training was conceived during the December 2021 meeting of the branch as CAC was critical to their operations.

He therefore urged participants to utilize the opportunity provided by the training to, amongst others, enhance their user ability in order to efficiently serve their clients.

Speaking in the same vein, the Chairman NBA Lagos CAC Liaison Committee, Okey Ilofulunwa, enjoined the participants to adequately utilize the experience garnered at the training.

The high point of the event included a question and answer session, as well as a practical clinic staged to entertain complaints for instant resolution.

Some participants who spoke described the training as very engaging and rewarding and called for more of such forum.

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