CAC bars customers from its Lagos, Abuja offices

In line with current realities of the COVID- 19
pandemic , the Corporate Affairs Commission has
barred customers from physically visiting its office
premises in Abuja and Lagos to carry out official
transactions .
According to a public notice released through its
verified Twitter accounts on Thursday , the CAC said
customers would be required to send and receive
documents from the commission through designated
courier companies from August 10 to August 31 , 2020 . commission said this would help it control the number
of persons in its offices while ensuring a convenient
process for the accessibility of its services .
It promised to set up a mechanism to allow customers
send and receive documents via email .
The statement said , “ With this , the physical
submission of original documents before collection of
pre – incorporation certificates will be dispensed with .
“ The documents uploaded online by the customer and
approved for the registration would suffice . ”
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