CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE QUALITY OF FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA (2015–2024)

Abstract

The study examined Corporate Governance and the Quality of Firm Performance:Evidence from Listed Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria (2015–2024). Corporate governance remainsparticularly relevant in emerging economies such as Nigeria. The business environment faced byNigerian companies can be characterised by a weak institutional setting, including weak regulationenforcement, concentrated ownership, information asymmetry, and dynamic capital markets. Theresearch design used in this study is ex post facto, which is suitable for testing relationships betweenvariables based on historical data without controlling the study environment. The researchpopulation includes all non-financial companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) asof 31 December 2024. The study used the purposive sampling Technique. The study used secondarydata derived from various credible, publicly available sources. The findings revealed that board sizeand quality of firm performance had a positive relationship. The study concluded that corporategovernance quality is a decisive factor in a firm