Corporate governance in Nigeria current practices and emerging trends / JJunaid Bello Marshall, MACarb, PhD, Faculty of Law, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
| Author/creator | Marshall, Junaidu Bello |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lagos : Malthouse Press Limited, [2020] |
| Description | pages 228 ; 22.5 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- 1.1 Preliminary Issues -- 1.2 Corporate Governance Background in Nigeria -- 1.3 Separation of Ownership from Management -- Chapter 2 -- Historical Development of Corporate Law in Nigeria -- 2.1 Pre-Independence Phase -- 2.2 Post-Independence Phase -- 2.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- Evolution of Corporate Governance in Nigeria -- 3.1 Pre- 1990 Phase -- 3.2 1990 -- 2003 Phase -- 3.3 2003- 2011 phase -- 3.4 2011- Date -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- Meaning, Perspectives and Practices of Corporate Governance -- 4.1 Meaning of Corporate Governance -- 4.2 Perspectives of Corporate Governance -- 4.3 Corporate Governance Practices -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Legal Framework of Corporate Governance in Nigeria -- 5.1 Companies and Allied Matters Act -- 5.2 Investment and Securities Act -- 5.3 Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Act -- 5.4 Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act -- 5.5 Insurance Act -- 5.6 Pension Reform Act -- 5.7 Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act -- 5.8 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 2004 -- 5.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 -- Regulatory and Institutional Framework of Corporate Governance in Nigeria -- 6.1 Corporate Affairs Commission -- 6.2 Securities and Exchange Commission -- 6.3 Central Bank of Nigeria -- 6.4 Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation -- 6.5 National Pension Commission -- 6.6 National Insurance Commission -- 6.7 Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria -- 6.8 Nigerian Communications Commission -- 6.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Global Convergence of Corporate Governance Practices -- 7.1 Global Corporate Governance Convergence -- 7.2 The Concept of Economic Globalization -- 7.3 International Best Practices -- 7.4 The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance Benchmarked with Practices in Nigeria -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 8 -- Challenges of Corporate Governance in Nigeria -- 8.1 Weak Legal System and Corruption -- 8.2 Regulatory Challenges and Weak Enforcement Mechanisms -- 8.3 Multiplicity of Codes of Corporate Governance -- 8.4 Inadequacy in Basic Statutes of Corporate Governance -- 8.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 9 -- Prospects and Emerging Trends of Corporate Governance Practice in Nigeria -- 9.1 National Code of Corporate Governance 2016 -- 9.2 Conversion of Accounting and Reporting Methods -- 9.3 Nigerian Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Rating 2014 -- 9.4 Securities and Exchange Commission Corporate Governance Scorecard -- 9.5 Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 -- 9.6 Efforts of Self-regulatory Bodies -- 9.7 Amendments to Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004 -- 9.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 10 -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- 10.1 Concluding Remarks -- 10.2 Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | Corporate Governance in Nigeria: Current Practices and Emerging Trends examines in a detailed approach the current status and structure of corporate governance in Nigeria. It outlines the basis for sound corporate governance as it relates to internal and external mechanisms put in place to ensure adequate control between different stakeholders through statutory and non-statutory regulations to enhance the economic vitality of economic entities in a country. The effectiveness or otherwise of corporate governance practice in a country is basically determined by legal, regulatory, institutional and value systems put place along with the economic status of the country. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-225). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022426405 |
| ISBN | 9789785739787 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |