I am delighted to be part of the launch of the CIoD 2026 Corporate Governance Outlook.
The Chartered Institute of Directors has a well-deserved leadership position in corporate governance in Nigeria.
As the country’s premier Institute for Directors, it has a membership of experienced and dedicated corporate governance practitioners spanning all sectors and industries. Its training, research and advocacy initiatives are cutting edge and designed to maintain excellence in corporate governance in the private and the public sector.
Business environments are fluid and never static but directors should always hold firm to ethical principles and practices. In fast evolving business and work scenarios, good ethical values should be the compass to guide directors’ decisions.
The CIoD Corporate Governance Outlook provides practitioners an opportunity to remind ourselves of best ethical practices, review current insights and guidance for directors and be aware of current developments in good corporate governance.
The Nigerian Exchange NGX is the premier exchange and the listing platform of choice for companies that desire a public quotation. Our duty of care to investors requires that we ensure that our listed companies maintain the highest standards of corporate governance at all times. We do this by embedding good corporate governance as a requirement to qualify for listing. We monitor corporate governance practices of listed entities actively and sanction those which fail to uphold best practices and reward those which excel. In this way, the Chartered Institute of Directors and the Nigerian Exchange Group are aligned in the drive to ensure sound corporate governance and ethical leadership in our institutions and our public companies.
I wish to, on behalf of the Nigerian Exchange Group, thank the Institute for making our job easier through initiatives such as this and pledge the Group’s commitment to collaboration with the CIoD in ensuring excellent corporate governance practices in Nigeria.
I thank the Institute for this forum and wish all participants focused and rewarding deliberations.
Thank you.
Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Kwairanga
Chairman NGX Group
