Corporate governance compliance and its effectiveness in the Nigerian banking industry

Azani, A.S. and Yu, M. and Chukwulobelu, O. (2013) Corporate governance compliance and its effectiveness in the Nigerian banking industry. Corporate Ownership and Control, 10 (3 A). pp. 63-75. ISSN 17279232 (ISSN)

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Abstract

This paper examines the extent of compliance to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 2006 Corporate Governance Code by 24 Nigerian commercial banks and reveals a compliance level of 76.6%. The major non-compliance areas include non-constitution of a board committee consisting of non-executive directors, that regulates the compensation for executive directors, and the non-inclusion of independent directors on the main boards of many banks. Furthermore, the analysis shows that the benefits resulting from the changes for compliance outweigh the additional layers of supervisory checks and bureaucratic overbearing associated with the Code. The Code has brought about more effective corporate governance, accountability and greater transparency despite a low frequency of supervision and examination of the banks by the CBN.

Item Type:	Article
Dates:	Date Event 2013 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Banking, Compliance, Corporate governance, Nigeria
Subjects:	CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-07 - finance
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Business, Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship
Depositing User:	Hussen Farooq
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2017 14:19
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2024 12:06
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/2641

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