CAC urges Nigerians to receive unclaimed certificates, documents

The Corporate Affairs Commission urged Nigerians to visit designated courier companies to pick up their certificates and documents before the end of April 2021, warning that it may destroy unclaimed documents upon expiration.

The CAC disclosed this in a statement on Thursday evening, and it read in part:

“Consequently, with effect from 24th July, 2020, the Commission commenced the delivery of all pre-incorporation certificates.

“The Commission has observed that despite repeated calls, some customers are yet to claim their certificates/documents with courier companies.

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“To this end, the Commission is appealing to owners of such documents to visit their designated courier companies for immediate pick up on or before the end of April 2021.”

The Commission warned that they may be left with no option other than to destroy the unclaimed documents upon expiration.

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— Corporate Affairs Commission (@cacnigeria1) March 18, 2021

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In case you missed it

• Nairametrics recently reported that The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) announced that the planned payment for re-validation of accreditation is a one-time fee and would not be done annually.
• In November 2020, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed that the Federal Government was considering the creation of an unclaimed dividend and unutilized bank balance trust fund where dividends declared and unclaimed will be held.
• The Fiscal Policy Reforms Committee urged Nigerians with unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances not more than 6 years old, to commence the process of claiming them.
• The CAC had announced the endorsement of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) EMS/Parcel as one of the official couriers of the commission for its business transactions with effect from September 1, 2020.