Corporate Governance Disclosure in Nigerian Listed Companies

Abstract

Corporate Governance Disclosure (hereafter CGD) is the extent to which an organization transparently discloses its governance practices and strategies to stakeholders. This paper aims to examine the impact of corporate governance disclosure on firm performance, board composition, and company size. To achieve the research aim, this study used secondary data from companies listed on the Nigerian stock exchange and examined 31 companies across 5 sectors from 2010-2013. This paper adopts theoretical triangulation to provide a wide and deep understanding of the topic with the aim of both contributing to the literature and providing insights on how compliance can influence current governance practice in Nigeria. This study used panel regression techniques and the results indicate that asset turnover, board composition and number of employees are all significantly related to corporate governance disclosure. However, return on assets, return on equity and earnings per share are not significant. Overall, this study found that listed companies compliance with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Disclosure requirements has a positive influence on corporate governance performance for the firms listed in the Nigerian Stock Exchange.