The imperatives of internal audit in Nigerian banks: issues and prospects

  • Okafor C
  • Ibadin P
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Many have argued that internal audit plays a pivotal role in enhancing corporate performance in organizations (Oseni, 1994 and Lav, 2004).This is the focus of this paper, using Nigerian recapitalized banks as a reference point. This paper empirically evaluates the relationship between internal audit and corporate performance. In pursuance of this, a survey sampling of the banks was conducted. The dependent variable was corporate performance that was measured by return on total assets (ROTA).The independent variables were the motivation of internal audit staff and the efficiency of internal controls. The data collected for the variables were subjected to the ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis. The results indicated that motivation of audit staff positively affect bank's corporate performance; and the efficiency of the internal control was also positively related to corporate performance. It is therefore recommended that Nigerian banks should professionalize the audit departments to optimize the objectives for which they are established

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  • Table 1: Results of computer estimate of relationship between motivationally trained staff and corporate performance
  • Table 2: Relationship between internal audit with a functioning internal control and corporate performance

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Okafor, C., & Ibadin, P. (2010). The imperatives of internal audit in Nigerian banks: issues and prospects. Global Journal of Social Sciences, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.4314/gjss.v8i2.51576

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