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Corporate Governance Master Class

Next Cohort: 25th – 28th September 20269am - 5pmLagos, Abuja

Course Overview

This practical corporate governance training course examines current best practice in all aspects of corporate governance, from the new role of board committees and directors' responsibilities and powers, to best implementation of governance in day-to-day activities. The costs and benefits of best practice governance will be examined and practical guidance will be given on such issues as the relationship with shareholders and other stakeholders, managing and meeting the expectations of the market, international investors and local government and regulatory authorities. The course will also discuss the challenges of implementing best-practice corporate governance in emerging markets and will include the specific requirements of banks and financial institutions.

This comprehensive 4-day programme will cover:

  • The current state and direction of best practices in corporate governance
  • Implementing and embedding best practices within your organization/institution
  • How to structure board committees, institutional policies and procedures to conform to international requirements and expectations
  • How to communicate governance procedures to outside stakeholders including shareholders, governments and communities
  • Implementing governance directives within the management of the institution
  • Analysing the governance of other institutions
  • Governance as a competitive edge
  • Identifying and maximising the financial benefits from improved corporate governance and procedures.

Methodology:

  • Practical presentations on formulating and implementing modern international corporate governance principles will be blended with case studies drawn from recent international precedents.
  • Workshop projects that simulate real-life experiences will help to reinforce key principles.

Who should attend:

  • Directors & Board Members
  • Audit Committee members
  • Company secretaries and governance professionals
  • Corporate counsel
  • Senior company management
  • Investors and fund managers
  • Analysts
  • Regulators
  • Accountants and Public Auditors
  • Securities exchange officials
  • Lawyers & legislator

Course Content

Introduction, Implementation, Legislation

Some Basic Principles; the Level Playing Field:

  • What is the role of the board? What is corporate governance?
  • The international perspective - divergence or convergence?
  • US Sarbanes Oxley-Act style legislation vs. UK-style voluntary code
  • A review of the current corporate governance system in Nigeria
  • Case Study: Separation of the role of a Chairman from CEO—Central Bank of Nigeria

Corporate Governance – the Business Case Drafting Contracts

  • The rewards: a study of share performance metrics
  • Corporate performance and boardroom practices - the link
  • Benefits to the economy: The ‘corruption premium’ and the cost of accessing global capital
  • Foreign direct investment; countering the vulnerability of short term capital flows
  • Assessing governance in others

Good Corporate Governance and Emerging Markets:

  • Why governance is essential in emerging markets
  • Information asymmetries and inequalities
  • The patterns of ownership in emerging markets; The protection of minority investors
  • Convergence to the OECD norms? Industry Specifics: Banks; Government Companies

Governance in banks - the agency problem; opaqueness, “rogue traders”

  • Governance in banks - the agency problem; opaqueness, “rogue traders
  • The role of the bank in improving the governance of the corporate sector
  • How poor governance can cause systemic financial crises
  • Case Study: Recent Financial Sector Governance Failures
  • State owned enterprises and corporations: governance issues

Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Governance

  • Then legal responsibilities of directors
  • Listing requirements: how capital markets impose corporate governance requirements:
  • Corporate governance codes; recent regulatory trends in corporate governance
  • How to develop a corporate governance code for your company
  • Governance disclosures: governance as a competitive edges
  • Case Study Analysis.

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Ethics and Culture: the Board’s Responsibility
  • Corporate structures for ethics
  • Developing an Ethics Code
  • The role of the “whistle blower”.; setting up internal hot-lines
  • The place and principles of corporate social responsibility
  • Case Studies: Siemens A.G.

Fee Per Delegate

At Our FacilitiesN450,000
In-HouseN400,000

Training Calendar

  • 25th – 28th September 2026
  • 6th – 9th October 2026
  • 8th – 11th November 2026
  • 4th – 7th December 2026
  • 16th – 19th January 2027
  • 20th – 23rd February 2027
  • 13th – 16th March 2027
  • 17th – 20th April 2027
  • 8th – 11th May 2027
  • 12th – 15th June 2027
  • 3rd – 6th July 2027
  • 7th – 10th August 2027
Enquire About This Course

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