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Code of Corporate Governance for Public Companies, 2008

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Summary

The purpose of this Code is to review the 2003 Code of Corporate Governance for Public Companies in Nigeria, address its weaknesses and to improve the mechanism for enforceability.

Issuer

Nigeria

Year

2008

Region

Africa

Issuer (type)

Securities and Exchange Commission (Government)

Instrument type

Code

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.61%
    • Low 0.06%
    • E focus: environment, energy
    • S focus: diversity, compensation
    • G focus: audit, corruption, financial report, internal control, risk management, accountability
    • Finance, Management