Corporate social responsibility and the legal regulation. C20, laws of the federation of nigeria, 2004 the act is now over twenty. The mechanisms of corporate meetings under the companies and allied matters act cama 1990 oluwasegun isaac aderibigbe email. Nigeria passed the bill for an act to repeal the companies and allied matters act 1990 and enact the companies and allied matters act 2018 senate had previously passed the bill in may 2018. Adoption of international financial reporting standards in nigeria. This paper aims to answer the question of whether the incorporation of corporate governance into the companies and allied matters act cama and insurance act enhance the effectiveness of the boards of insurance companies in nigeria. Osadi department of business administration and management. Appointment of auditors section 357 of the companies and allied matters act provides for the appointment of auditors. Abstract the purpose of this study was to assess the mechanism of corporate meetings under the companies and allied matters act cama 1990. In nigeria, audit committee was a child of the companies and allied matters act cama, 1990.
Powers and duties of the corporate affairs commission as a regulatory body in nigeria abstract the corporate affairs commission was established by section 1 of the companies and allied matters act, cap c. In nigeria, section 3591 of the cama 1990 requires that auditors make a report on the accounts examined by them and express their opinion on 1 whether the company whose accounts are to. The bill seeks to cure the existing shortcomings of the extant cama and bring it in line with global best practices. In other to reinforce responsible behaviour various laws have been put in place for the protection of the environment. Abuja the senate, tuesday passed into law, a bill for an act to repeal the companies and allied matters act, 1990, cama amendment bill, which is the biggest business reform bill in nigeria in. Upon registration of the association, the body corporate may contract in the same form and manner as an individual in accordance with section 605 of cama 1990. This is in addition to specific legal requirements such as the banks and other financial institutions act 1991 for firms operating in the banking sector, the nigerian insurance act 2003 for firms. This same law got amended some 5 years later in 1917 and it was then able to cover all parts of nigeria. January 1990 an act to establish the corporate affairs commission, provide for the incorporation of companies and incidental matters, registration of business names. The company can raise money for its own business, either by sale of shares to the public or to.
Companies and allied matters act arrangement of sections part a companies part i corporate affairs commission section 1. Sign and deliver any account opening, trade, lending andor cash management including electronic client access services documentation as. Open bank accounts of any type with standard chartered bank nigeria limited to facilitate its operations. The repeal and reenactment of the companies and allied. Nigeria, ican and anan, should serve both private and public sectors of the economy and enter into twinning. Corporate social responsibility and the legal regulation in nigeria 3 association. In nigeria a company is a separate legal person when duly registered and incorporated with corporate contracts and it can own properties in its own name. Nigeria 2004 cama, modelled on the english companies act 1985, was initially made law in nigeria in 1990 as a decree of the military government. The term prospectus according to section 567 of cama 1990 means any. It is no news that after 28 years, a new companies and allied matters act hereinafter referred to as cama has been passed by the national assembly to replace the current cama. Legal protection of business investors in nigerian stock exchange ajabor ifeanyi e. Cama 1990 for the advancement of any religious, educational, literary, scientific, social development, cultural, sporting and charitable purpose.
Nigeria at this time was the common law, the doctrines of equity, and the statutes of general application in england on the first day of january, 1900 subject to any later. Check the pdf version of the nigerians companies and allied matters act lfn 2004. It is an autonomous body charged with the responsibility to regulate the formation and management of companies in nigeria. The auditor has a statutory responsibility by virtue of section 3593 of the company and allied matter act cama, 1990, to issue a report to the members of the audit committee which must be statutorily set up by such a client. We are pleased to share thwith you an article published in. Voluntary disclosure practices among listed companies in. Hence this was captured in the cama 1990 as amended section 359 3, it then become very important in nigeria. This reform is a welcome development particularly as it has been over 20 years since the promulgation of cama with minimal. A consideration of the impact of the companies and allied. The upper chamber also listed 7 points that can be derived from the act. The senates passage of the bill has heralded a new dawn in business reform in nigeria.
Directorate of general studies delta state polytechnic, ozoro, delta state, nigeria email. Senate passes cama bill, most comprehensive probusiness. Since its inception, there have been no significant amendments to the cama, notwithstanding that england has, over the past three decades, amended and replaced its own companies act. Companies and allied matters act cama 1990 as amended, directors owe the institution the duty of care and loyalty to act in the interest of. Senate amends corporate and allied matters act cama. Matters act 1990 4 hereinafter referred to as cama and other amendments such as. School of accounting, college of business, universiti utara malaysia. The very first company law came up in nigeria in 1912. In a post on its medium page and twitter handle, the senate announced the repeal and reenactment of the companies and allied matters act cama. These laws stipulate criminal sanctions for noncompliance as opposed to voluntary adherence. The companies and allied matters act, cama cap c20, lfn 2004 is the principal law which sets the tone for the incorporation and conduct of business in nigeria.
The nigerian senate on tuesday made history with the passage of the repeal and reenactment of the companies and allied matters act cama. Since its promulgation into law, the now companies and allied matters act, cap. Procedural issues in company liquidation and receivership. Key highlights of the cama bill, 2018 on tuesday 15 may 2018, the senate of the federal republic of nigeria passed the companies and allied matters act, 1990 cap c20, lfn 2004 repeal and reenactment bill, 2018 the bill, following a recommendation of the senate committee on trade and investment the committee. In nigeria, this statutory duty is provided for in section 3591 of the companies and allied matters act cama, 1990. The corporate affairs commission cac of nigeria was established in 1990 vide companies and allied matters act no 1 cama 1990 as amended, now on act cap c20 laws of federation of nigeria. An incorporated company may be either a company a having the liability of its members limited by the memorandum to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by them in this act termed a company limited by shares. Board of directors and corporate governance in nigeria kunle aina department of private and business law, faculty of law, university of ibadan, ibadan.
In addition to providing an audit report to the members, the auditor shall in the case of public company also make a report to an audit committee which shall be established by the public company section 359 3, cama, 1990. This is, however, all set to change if the companies and allied matters act repeal and reenactment bill 2019 cama bill, which was passed by the. Nigeria and after registration, the company can then sue or be sued in its own name since it then recognize by the law of nigeria as a legal person the above exposition represented the state of our law on this point until the promulgation of cama in january 1990. The revised act will make nigerias business environment as competitive as it counterparts around the world. The dilemma of the shareholders under the nigerian. Establishment and constitution of the board 1 there shall continue to be a board of which the official name shall be the federal board of inland revenuehereafter in this act referred to as the board. Report on the observance of standards and codes rosc nigeria accounting and auditing june 6, 2011 contents. It was labeled then as the companies amendment and extension act of 1917. Adoption of international financial reporting standards in. Board of directors and corporate governance in nigeria. If the company has issued any debenture during the financial year to. Critical changes introduced by the companies and allied matters bill, 2018 on tuesday, january 22, 2019, the house of representatives of the federal republic of nigeria, at.