Abuja, Nigeria – The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) suspended its online portal from midnight April 17 to 6:00 a.m. April 20, 2026, for maintenance and upgrades after a cybersecurity incident raised alarms over possible data leaks of 25 million documents.
CAC aims to boost service delivery, user experience amid the breach reports. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) launched a probe into access controls, privacy checks, vulnerabilities, third-party handling of corporate, personal data. NDPC Chief Vincent Olatunji ordered team action with authorities for stronger safeguards.
Okay News tracks how the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) urged all government bodies to audit security, patch flaws, enhance monitoring, response plans. CAC’s AI portal, rolled out July 2025, now handles 10,000 daily registrations post-NIN checks, certificates in under 30 minutes, shifting from manual to digital.
Last year CAC digitized fully, cleaned database by axing 247 fake firms. It fields 5,000 daily queries via email, call centers, per Registrar-General Hussaini Magaji. Portal downtime regrets inconvenience, seeks patience during West Africa Time fixes.
This follows unauthorized system access claims, sparking multi-agency cybersecurity push. Maintenance fortifies defenses, ensures smooth operations ahead.
 suspended its online portal from midnight April 17 to 6:00 a.m. April 20, 2026, for maintenance and upgrades after a cybersecurity incident raised alarms over possible data leaks of 25 million documents.){kind=link}