Nwala, Maureen NnekaAbubakar, Halimatu Sa’adiya2023-12-102023-12-102014-11-05Abbott, L. J., Park, Y., & Parker, S. (2000). “The effects of audit committee activity and independence oncorporate fraud”, Managerial Finance, 26, pp.55-67 Anderson,G. W and Campbell (2003). “Corporate Governance of Japanese Banks”, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 189,1-28 (2011). olusfile. blogspot. com Ahunwa, B. (2002). “Corporate Governance in Nigeria”, Journal of Business Ethics Vol. 37 (3) Akpan E.S & Riman H.B (2012). “Does Corporate Governance Affect Bank Profitability? Evidence from Nigeria”, American International Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 2 (7), 135-145https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/928This study examines the impact of corporate governance on the financial performance of selected banks quoted in Nigeria. The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between board compositions, ownership structure and audit committee for a period of 7 years from 2007 to 2013. The regression result shows that there is no significant relationship between board size, shareholding of large shareholders, auditing by reputable external auditors and the bank size. The study recommends that board size, shareholding of large shareholders and bank size should increase to improve and monitor financial performanceesCorporate governance, Banks, Ownership Structure, Board size, Audit Committee, Nigeria.Article