OLALERE, Oluwadamilola Esther <br/><br/>
Effect of Audit Committee Characteristics on Financial Performance of Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria 

 - Mr. Oladipo S. I 
 - Ibafo  Accounting  2022 
 - viii; 48pgs. 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>The audit committee's monitoring role has a significant impact on how well the company performs. <br/>This study investigated the effect of audit committee characteristics on financial performance of <br/>listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The independent variable is the audit committee <br/>characteristics while financial performance is the dependent. The study covers a period of 2011-<br/>2021.The data was analyzed using simple regression analysis. Moreover. The study shows that <br/>there is a strong statistical significance on audit committee and financial performance. The study <br/>showed that audit committee independence has a p value of (.025), audit committee size has a pvalue of (.000) , audit fees (.000) at level of five percent level of significance . The study concludes <br/>that audit committee characteristics has a significance on financial performance. The study <br/>recommends that deposit money banks in Nigeria should automate their systems and adopt the use <br/>of ICT in financial analysis and reporting. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social Science--Accounting