Solution to resolve the long standing problem of unclaimed dividends in Nigeria. … More Practical Steps to Tackle the Perennial Problem of Unclaimed Dividends in Nigeria
A comparison between the Board of Directors and Advisory Board. … More Board of Directors v. Advisory Board
This article advocates for the adoption of technology to make annual general meetings of public companies more inclusive. … More Technology as a tool for more inclusive Annual General Meetings of public companies
Preamble Plans to harmonize the corporate governance legal framework in Nigeria began in January, 2013 when a Steering Committee on National Code of Corporate Governance was commissioned to harmonize and unify all existing sectoral codes in Nigeria. Consequently, in 2016, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) published a draft 3-part National Code of Corporate … More Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018: necessity or superfluity?
Introduction There are certain business structures that could be created to foster easier operations and management, or to accomplish some other agreed specific purpose. Businesses can be structured in the form of a group, holding or consortium to achieve the aforementioned goals. It is imperative to note here that a single company cannot be structured … More The formation of Group Company, Holding Company and Consortium in Nigeria
Many entrepreneurs find themselves in a fix when it comes to registration of their businesses because they are not sure which mode of registration would work best for them. For profit making ventures, there are two main avenues of registration available at the Corporate Affairs Commission: company and business name.
Recently, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) indicated that it had resumed the exercise of striking out dormant companies from its register. About 45,000 companies considered dormant by the Commission stand the risk of being de-registered. Thousands of companies and other forms of corporate bodies get registered at the CAC on a daily basis. In many … More What the failure to file annual returns could cost your company in Nigeria
Introduction Profit making ventures are usually registered as companies limited by shares or unlimited companies. A company is limited by shares when the liability of shareholders of the company is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares held by them. In the case of unlimited companies, the liability of the shareholders is … More Fundamentals of shares and share capital
Introduction The minority shareholder is one without controlling interest in a company. A direct consequence of the majority rule in corporate administration is the fact that the minority shareholders are at risk of exploitation by the majority. Thus, there is need to protect this group of shareholders in order that their interest in the corporation … More How to enhance minority shareholder protection in Nigeria
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