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By Johnson Emmanuel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) recently warned that Nigeria could lose prospective investors if bureaucratic delays in business registration and investor onboarding are not urgently resolved.<\/p>\n

The warning was issued in Abuja by Enefe Ekene, Chairman of the commission\u2019s Investment Monitoring Committee, during a meeting with Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole. Ekene stated that prolonged incorporation timelines and fragmented administrative processes are weakening Nigeria\u2019s competitiveness at a time when investors increasingly favour jurisdictions with rapid \u201cone-stop-shop\u201d approval systems.<\/p>\n

In response, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) disclosed that it has deployed artificial intelligence-enabled registration infrastructure capable of processing up to 10,000 applications daily as part of broader federal reforms aimed at digitising and accelerating business incorporation processes.<\/p>\n

DECISION HIGHLIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigeria is attempting to reposition administrative efficiency as an investment-attraction tool rather than merely a regulatory function.<\/p>\n

DECISION MEMO<\/strong><\/p>\n

The intervention by the RMAFC reflects growing recognition that investment competition is increasingly determined by administrative speed rather than market size alone.<\/p>\n

Ekene\u2019s warning is strategically significant because it reframes registration delays not as isolated bureaucratic inefficiencies but as direct capital-flight risks. His assertion that \u201cthe world has moved on\u201d underscores how investor expectations have shifted toward near-instant operational onboarding, particularly within digitally integrated economies.<\/p>\n

The federal government\u2019s response through CAC automation indicates that Nigeria is beginning to treat regulatory infrastructure as economic infrastructure. Hussaini Magaji, Registrar-General (RG) of the CAC, argued that manual systems can no longer support the scale and velocity of modern enterprise formation, especially amid expanding digital entrepreneurship and tax reforms.<\/p>\n

The introduction of artificial intelligence-enabled registration systems also signals a broader policy transition from procedural governance to technology-led state administration. However, the challenge extends beyond digitalisation itself. The recurring emphasis on inter-agency coordination suggests that institutional fragmentation, not merely processing speed, remains a core structural constraint.<\/p>\n

Oduwole\u2019s acknowledgement of the concerns indicates that business-environment reform is increasingly being linked to the broader Renewed Hope economic agenda and Nigeria\u2019s attempt to reposition itself within global capital flows.<\/p>\n

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