any good, product or service may make a complaint in writing or to seek
redress through a State Committee”. A court of competent jurisdiction may
fine or give a five year maximum jail term to any corporation that breaches
the provisions of the Act in relation to trade, provision of services, supply of
information or advertisement which causes loss. The Consumer Protection
Council (CPC), Nigerian Copy Rights Commission, National Film and Censors
Board and Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) have all taken up the
challenges of good corporate governance by aggressively enforcing
compliance in line with international standards of best practices in their
various mandates.
5.5
Objective 5: Providing For Accountability Of Corporations, Directors And
Officers.
5.5.1 Nigeria has adequate laws, regulatory agencies and professional bodies,
established to ensure that the major actors in the corporate governance
system operate in accordance with the core principles of good corporate
governance. Such laws and bodies include:
Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA)1990/2004
Code of Good Corporate Governance in Nigeria 2011
Nigeria Accounting Standards Act
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Code of Conduct Bureau
Bureau of Public Enterprises
National Accounting Standards Board (NASB)
Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) etc.
5.5.2 To forestall insincerity, corruption and poor disclosure practices in the entire
corporate governance system, and with the determination and commitment
to strengthen the financial landscape, the Federal Government of Nigeria and
its agencies have, within the last few years, embarked upon extensive legal
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