The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced that its registration portal for companies will be suspended temporarily

 

The Commission made this known in a statement on its X account after confirming an unfortunate incident of a cyberattack on its database affecting millions of data points in Nigeria.

 

CAC’s portal suspension is expected to last for three days, from April 17 to Monday the 20th.

 

CAC noted that it is in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency to mitigate the incidence.

 

Similarly, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission announced the commencement of an investigation into the data breach on Friday, he said.

 

“To serve you better, we will be carrying out scheduled maintenance on our portal this weekend, from 12:00 midnight today, 17th April 2026, to 6:00 a.m. on Monday, 20th April 2026.

 

“During this period, the portal may be temporarily unavailable,”

CAC stated.