CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study

1.2 Statement of the Problem

1.3 Objectives of the Study

1.4 Research Questions

1.5 Research Hypothesis

1.6 Significance of the Study

1.7 Scope of the Study

1.8 Plan of the Study

1.9 Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Theoretical Framework

2.2 Corporate Governance Mechanisms

2.2.1 Board Size

2.2.2 Board Composition

2.2.3 Audit Committee

2.2.4 CEO Status

2.3 Theoretical Framework

2.3.1 Agency Theory and Ownership

2.4 Corporate Governance of Banks in Nigeria

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Research Design

3.3 Population of the Study

3.4 Nature of Data Collection

3.5 Method of Data Analysis

3.6 Model Specification

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Data Presentation and Analysis

4.3 Testing of Hypothesis and Interpretation

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary of Findings

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendations

References

Corporate governance is about running an organization in a way that guarantees its owner and shareholders in other to receive a fair return on their investment. It is also a way of putting in place the structure, processes, and mechanisms to ensure that the firm is being directed and managed in a way that enhances long-term shareholder value through accountability of managers and enhancing firm performance. The issue of corporate governance has become observe and centre of the agenda for both business leaders and regulators all over the world, following the global financial crisis. The crisis has provided many illustrations of the collapse of corporate governance, and consequently, international regulators are hard at work to influence appropriate regulatory controls. So therefore, the corporate governance instruments such as capital structure, shareholding by the management, CEO tenure, banking efficiency, board committee, political regime and executive remuneration can be used to test the relationship with the value of profits of banks.