Corporate Governance Practices and Leadership in Nigeria

The study examines corporate governance practices and leadership in Nigeria. Corporate governance practices in Nigeria were critically discussed focusing on a number of challenges militating against good corporate practices in Nigeria which inter alias is leadership. The paper further examines the issue of corporate leadership, challenges and the roles it plays on corporate governance practices in Nigeria. In the same vein the paper also looked at the subject of board processes; board composition-selection process, diversity and federal character; and their impacts on the effectiveness of corporate leadership in Nigeria.