The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has deleted 247 companies from its records for operating with false Registered Certificate (RC) numbers.
On Friday, the CAC announced via its official X (formerly Twitter) account that these 247 companies were never properly registered as limited liability companies. The RC numbers linked to them were not issued by the Commission to any of these businesses, meaning their corporate status was fake.
As a result, the CAC permanently removed both the names and RC numbers of these companies from its database. The Commission warned that any dealings with these companies are not legally protected, since they do not have valid corporate registration.
The list of deleted companies cuts across different industries and includes some with alleged registration dates going as far back as the 1990s. Examples include Dwell Space Limited, Borno Engineering Supply & Technical Company Limited, and Vourla Petroleum/Gas Limited.
The CAC’s action is part of its ongoing efforts to keep Nigeria’s official company registry reliable and to shield the public from fraud.
The Commission has not yet said if it will take legal action against these companies but advised people to avoid doing business with them.
