The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has started another round of removing companies from Nigeria's register. About 100,000 companies are at risk of being deregistered for not meeting their filing requirements.
In a public notice released on Wednesday, the commission announced this exercise, called Batch Six. The names of the affected companies are posted on its website.
"The affected One Hundred Thousand (100,000) companies can be accessed at the Commission’s website," CAC mentioned.
Earlier this year, in February, CAC reported that it deregistered over 400,000 companies from Nigeria's corporate register in 2025. This was due to inactivity and not following regulatory rules.
The commission explained that this effort aims to clean up the database and keep the credibility of Nigeria's official companies register intact.
In this sixth batch of the deregistration exercise, the regulator instructed the affected companies to submit all overdue annual returns. This includes details on Persons with Significant Control (PSC) or Beneficial Ownership. They must regularize their records within 90 days of the notice.
CAC stated that evidence of compliance should be sent to its designated email address, [[email protected]](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection).
The commission warned that companies that do not comply within the given time will be removed from the register.
"Please note that companies that fail to comply within the stipulated timeline shall be struck off the Register without further notice," the notice said.
CAC emphasized that this exercise is part of its duty to keep an accurate and current register of companies operating in Nigeria.
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