This study basically examined the effects of corporate governance mechanism on earnings management in Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of this study, a total of 40 listed firms in the Nigerian stock exchange market were selected and analyzed for this study using the judgmental sampling...

Board of directors play a vital role in controlling agency problem between shareholders and managers arise due to earnings management. This paper examines the roles of independent members on the board, chief executive officer who also serves as a chairman of the company (hereinafter called CEO...