The Law of Company Meetings in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examines the laws governing the various types of company meetings in Nigeria. It examines the law from the perspective of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. It also considers some salient points of law in view of the fact that a new Company Act called the 2018 Company Act is awaiting presidential assent to bring it to force. The paper also details some practical guides and rules which company secretaries should be aware of in the discharge of theirfunctions. The paper concludes by making some recommendations which it believes will enhance the performance of the job of company secretaries as compliance officers and custodians of good corporate governance, thereby adding value to their respective organisations and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.