Company Secretaries in Nigeria must move beyond compliance and become strategic advisers to boards as businesses face rising regulatory change, cybersecurity threats, ESG demands, and rapid technological disruption.
Folasade Akinmusire made the call at the launch of her book, ‘The Evolving Role of a Company Secretary – The Quiet Catalyst,’ on Saturday.
Akinmusire said the profession is no longer limited to record-keeping and statutory filings.
She described the company secretary as the “unseen force behind an effective board” that must now balance law, governance and commercial realities while safeguarding integrity and enabling innovation.
Akinmusire noted that Artificial Intelligence is already reshaping governance through automated compliance, risk monitoring and board analytics. But she cautioned that technology cannot replace judgement.
