Audit Report and Corporate Governance in Nigeria
Student: Loveth Sunday (Project, 2025)
Department of Accountancy
Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State
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ABSTRACT
Generally, this study seeks to explore Audit Report and Corporate Governance in Nigeria. The specific objectives are: to evaluate the effects of unqualified audit report on corporate governance in Nigeria; to determine the effects of qualified audit report in corporate governance in Nigeria and to ascertain the effects of adverse audit report on corporate governance in Nigeria. The study, used expo-facto research design. A total of one hundred (120) quoted manufacturing corporate organizations, in the Brewery Industry. The sample size consists of forty (40) manufacturing organizations. This study is based on the secondary data. The study employs multi-linear regression model. The findings revealed that there is effective of unqualified audit report on corporate governance in Nigeria. it concludes that Corporate governance application in firms has become imperative following its effect on audit report lag in Nigeria and therefore recommended amongst others that The board independence should be constituted by persons of integrity that can match words with action and foster prompt financial disclosures for the interest of the shareholders whom they represented.
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- Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State 1
- Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State 1
- Lens Polytechnic, offa, Kwara State. 215
- Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State 20
- Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State 2
- Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State 1
- Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State 1
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 43
- Michael Otedola Col of Primary Educ. Epe, Lagos (affl To University of Ibadan) 8
- Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State 15