THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA.
 
 ABSTRACT
 This study seeks to examine the impact of corporate governance on bank performance in Nigeria from the period of 2009 – 2014. Corporate governance mechanism was proxied by board size, board composition, audit committee members and bank performance by return on asset. Data were collected from the bank annual financial report from the study period and were analyzed using the ordinary least square multiple regression and descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that corporate governance significantly impact on financial performance in Nigerian banks. The study recommends that stringent requirement should be put in place by regulators of financial institution to curtail sharp practices by directors and reduce the incidence of insider trading done by directors in the banking industry.
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Title page                                      
 Declaration                         
 Dedication
 Certification                        
 Acknowledgement             
 Table of contents                          
 List of tables              
 Abstract           
 
 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
 1.1  Background to the study
 1.2  Statement of study
 1.3  Objective of the study
 1.4  Research question
 1.5  Research hypothesis
 1.6  Significance of study
 1.7  Scope of the study
 1.8  Structure of the Study
 1.9  Definition of Terms
 
 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2  Historical Overview of Corporate Governance
 2.3  The Concept and Practice of Corporate Governance
 2.4  Theoretical Framework of Corporate Governance
 2.5  Principles of Corporate Governance in Nigeria
 2.6  Regulatory Framework for Corporate and Governance
 2.6.1 Enforcement and Compliance
 2.6.2 Threats to Effective Governance
 2.7  Nigerian Banking Industry
 2.8  Corporate Governance and the Nigerian banking system
 2.9  Corporate Governance and Financial Performance
 2.10 The Challenges of Corporate Governance in Nigeria      
 2.11 Empirical Reviews of Related Literature
 
 
 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 3.1 Introductions
 3.2 Research Design
 3.3 Population of the Study
 3.4 Sample Size
 3.5 Sources of Data
 3.6 Definition of Variation
 3.7 Model Specification
 3.8 Techniques of Data Analysis
 3.9 Limitation of the Methodology
 
 CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
 4.1  Introductions
 4.2  Data Validity Test
 4.3  Data Presentation and Analysis
 4.4  Test of Research Hypothesis
 4.5 Discussion and Interpretation of Result
 
 CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 5.1 Summaries of Findings
 5.2 Conclusions
 5.3 Recommendations
 5.4 Limitation of the Research Work
 5.5 Suggestions for Future Research
 Appendix
 Reference