ABSTRACT
Corporate governance is a mechanism through which
corporations are governed and controlled with a view of increasing shareholder
value and meeting the expectations of the other stakeholders. It is also a
system having a corporate control structure combining strong leadership and
operations monitoring. The purpose is to establish a transparent working
environment and enhance the company's competitiveness. The recent financial
crisis that hit the globe in twenty-first century necessitated the move for
good corporate governance practices The common denominator of these monumental
failures was poor corporate governance culture, exemplified in poor corporate
management, fraud and insider abuse ofpower by management and board of
directors. This study is aimed at finding the impact of corporate governance on
firm performance ofselected companies quoted in the Nigerian stock exchange. A
sample of248 companies were selected employing simple random sampling
technique. The researchers used the econometrics analysis software E-views 7.0
to analyse their data. Return on equity and return on assets were used as the
proxies for firm performance, while board size, hoard independence, board
gender diversity and ownership structure were variables used for measuring
corporate governance. The study results reveal that there is significant
negative relationship between board size andfirmfinancialperformance. Board
independence, ownership structure and board gender diversity' do not have significant
impact on firm performance. The study suggests that statutory bodies should
enact laws that will mandate all firms to maintain small board size
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