FRC unveils individual’s registration portal

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) on Thursday launched a new individual registration portal.

Speaking during the event held in Lagos, FRC Executive Secretary, Daniel Asapokhai, said the exercise is in continuation of the council’s effort to achieve its mandate through a friendlier, responsive and cost-saving process that makes it easier to do business with government.

“The new individual registration portal enables a registeration with the council at the comfort of your office, home or indeed anywhere internet is available without a physical visit to our offices,” he said.

“Furthermore, it reduces the registration process period to the barest minimum. With the new individual registration portal, we expect to issue registration numbers within 48 hours after success completion of the online registration process,” he added.

The FRC boss said that all professional accountants and other professionals involved in the financial reporting process are encouraged to leverage the new registration portal to ensure that their name appears in the register of professionals and for the general public to use the online register to confirm that the professionals you engage or deal with, are registered with the Financial Reporting Council.

“We further request that you constantly verify on this portal, the FRC registration numbers of professional accountants and other professionals engaged in financial reporting. Once more I welcome you to the unveiling of individual registration portal.  We believe that you will find it useful, simple, secured and friendly,” he said.

He said the FRC is the regulatory agency of the federal government that promotes trade and investment in Nigeria by ensuring high standards of financial reporting and corporate governance.