Nigeria, July 19 -- The Corporate Affairs Commission's (CAC) new AI-powered registration portal has been plagued by technical issues, causing frustration and challenges for businesses in Nigeria.

Despite the commission's promise to streamline the business registration process, lawyers say the portal has made it difficult for businesses to operate efficiently.

On 30 June, the commission announced the introduction of a new Artificial Intelligence AI-powered registration portal. At the time, Hussaini Magaji, registrar-general/chief executive officer of CAC, said the portal represents a complete overhaul of the commission's existing Company Registration Portal (CRP).

Mr Magaji stated that name reservation was now poised to be as easy as op...