Impact Of Corporate Governance On Nigerian Banks Performance

ABSTRACT

The study empirically examines the impact of corporate governance on bank performances. In the view of the need to understand what corporate governance means, this study sought to establish the influence of bank investment, loans and advances and total debt on the performance on Nigeria. Time series was used from 1986 to 2012 and multiple regressions was used to analyze secondary data obtained from central bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin. It was found that there was no significant relationship between investment and bank profitability. The findings show that there was no significant relationship between loan and bank profitability. Based on the analysis the result is revealed that total loans / total debt have no significant relationship on bank profitability. The study recommends that board size of bank in Nigeria should not be too large and must be made up of qualified professionals, banks should take the issue of transparency and accountability more seriously.