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
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?
A milestone has been achieved in Nigeria’s Corporate Governance landscape with the commencement of the much anticipated National Code of Corporate Governance from October 17, 2016. The commencement is coming almost three years later than the originally planned date – January, 2014. According to The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), the Code of Corporate … More Harmonised Code of Corporate Governance for Private Sector in Nigeria, 2016: Highlights and salient provisions
On Monday July 4, 2016, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a Press Statement on Skye Bank to inform the public of its decision to effect key changes on the board and management of Skye Bank Plc because the bank had fallen short of minimum thresholds in critical prudential and adequacy ratios. The statement further … More Regulatory intervention in Skye Bank Plc: outcome of failure in Corporate Governance
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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