On the 13th of October, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, as the 5th Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission. His appointment was with immediate effect as he assumed office on the 16th of October, 2023 amid pomp and pageantry.
He studied Law at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between 2001 and 2007 and his LLB (Hons). He then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2008.
He obtained a Masters in Law at University of Jos in the year 2012 and went further for Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in Finance and Investment from Bayero University, Kano in the year 2014.
The hard-working digital CAC Boss has revolutionized the operations of the CAC as AI (artificial intelligence) with a robust plan to reduce the registration timeline for businesses to 5 minutes in line with global best practices is underway.
On Monday 30th June, 2025, the Commission recorded another milestone by deploying Artificial Intelligence to drive the instant approval of availability and start-to-finish registration of Business names in less than ten minutes barring any glitch.
Under his leadership, today the CAC Registration Portal allows users from anywhere in the world to transact, update, and register their businesses seamlessly in the comfort of their rooms or offices, in line with the ease of doing business initiative of the present administration. In view of his hard work, commitment and dedication, the Commission’s revenue has grown significantly in spite of the current economic challenges and burgeoning running costs.
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