BOARD DILIGENCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS

The study examined the effect of board diligence on financial performance deposit money banks (DMBs) listed Nigerian Stock Exchange. Data 10 selected DBMs were obtained from their annual statements 2012 to 2018 using an ex post facto research design and purposive sampling technique. data analysed inferential statistics hypothesis was tested Generalised Method Moment (GMM). It found that has significant negative DBMs. As regards controlled variables, only capital adequacy firm size positively significantly influence performance. Liquidity ratio have direct but no while nonperforming loan negatively insignificantly affect concludes reduces is therefore recommended preference should be given quality meetings not frequency such meetings; issues implications utmost attention at meetings.