Programme Description

The application of best practice corporate governance continues to be a dominant focus because the combined pressures of unremitting media scrutiny and increasing demands of shareholders of businesses and citizens in our country underline the need for a thorough understanding of good governance processes. 

This workshop uses interactive exercises, group work and case studies to give delegates an in-depth understanding of the corporate governance framework in both the private and public sectors.

Course Contents

DAY ONE

• Introduction to Corporate Governance
• The Nigeria Code of Corporate Governance
  • Financial Reporting Quality
  • Investigations
  • Foundation for General Ethical Conducts.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Harmonizing professional conduct of staff
  • Diffusing wrong notions of business practices.
• An overview of the regulatory environment
• What is Compliance in the context of your organization:
  • Defining proper corporate governance in the private and public sectors
• Focused attention on the performance of those at the top of business and government 
  • Fair Operating Practices
  • Government Relations
  • Business and Human Rights

-    Business Strategy and Social Responsibility.

• Managing the shift from old administration methods to new corporate techniques and best practices

DAY TWO

• Effective structural framework for accountability and ownership among stakeholders
• Board of Directors
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Performance governance for quality business and service delivery
  • Policies and procedures to protect against misconduct
  • Internal controls to protect against fraud
  • Disclosures for building trust and credibility
  • Handling prevailing issues for possible solutions
• Aspects of boardroom behaviours, including challenge, scrutiny and gender diversity
• Devising and implementing long-term success and sustainability strategies for private and public business entities.

DAY THREE

• Leadership and teamwork around the boardroom
• Control over Financial Reporting quality
• Review of Controls and Compliance
• Safeguard of Assets
• The changes around executive remuneration.
• Having a transparent view of information
• Improvements to financial reporting
• The role of audit in every organisation  
• Board Audit Committee.

DAY FOUR

• Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Balancing financial, shareholders, and the well-being of the public
• The key contributions to poor governance
  • Cultural problems
  • Failure of large organisations

• The required skill enhancements for a more effective and efficient professionals
• Perspectives to better manage internal corporate conflicts.