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The Nigerian Accounting Association (NAA) is a member driven association of academics in the
accountancy Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language ...
profession. It is the successor to the defunct Nigerian Association of Accounting Teachers (NATA). NATA was established in 1972 with the objective of "contributing through research and education, to the improvement of accounting profession and accounting education in Nigeria". The NAA is an academic society aimed at advancement of the accounting discipline and accounting profession in Nigeria. Members are usually members of the
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) is one of the two professional accountancy associations with regulatory authority in Nigeria, the other being the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). A consultant offeri ...
(ANAN) and/or the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is a professional accountancy body in Nigeria. It is one of the two professional accountancy associations with regulatory authority in Nigeria, the other being the Association of National A ...
(ICAN). NAA is a member of the
Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, formerly the Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (NASB), is an organization charged with setting accounting standards in Nigeria. On Thursday, 6 May 2021, Shuaibu Adamu Ahmed was inaugurated by th ...
. As of 2011, Dr. Muhammad Mainoma was President of the NAA. Prof. Suleiman A.S. Aruwa is the current president of the association. Prof. Suleiman A.S. Aruwa also serves as the NAA contact person on the
International Association for Accounting Education & Research The International Association for Accounting Education & Research (IAAER) is a non-profit organization that promotes excellence in accounting education and research. The organization also seeks to ensure that accounting academics make the maximum c ...
(IAAER).


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Professional accounting bodies Accounting education Organizations based in Lagos Accounting in Nigeria {{Nigeria-org-stub