“The company secretary is a strategic position of considerable influence at the heart of governance operations within an organisation. Governance describes the way that an organisation is directed and controlled, which includes a company’s strategy and decision making, how it achieves its aims, and ensuring that all activities undertaken comply with legal, ethical and regulatory […]

“Independent Non-Executive Directors bring a high degree of objectivity to the Board for sustaining stakeholder trust and confidence” -Principle 7 of the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018(NCCG, 2018) According to the NCCG 2018 an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) should represent a strong independent voice on the Board, independent in character and judgment and accordingly […]

The Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance, 2018 outlines 28 principles intended to foster an improved corporate governance regime in Nigeria. Principle Six of the Code deals with Non-Executive Directors: “Non-Executive Directors bring to bear their knowledge, expertise and independent judgment on issues of strategy and performance on the Board.” A Non-Executive Director (NED) is described […]