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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 11

Section 293 Remuneration of directors

(1)
The remuneration of the directors is determined by the company in general meeting and such remuneration is deemed to accrue from day-to-day.
(2)
The directors may also be paid travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from meetings of the directors, committee of the directors, general meetings of the company or in connection with the business of the company.
(3)
Where remuneration has been fixed by the articles, it is alterable only by a special resolution.
(4)
A company is not bound to pay remuneration to directors, but where the company agrees to pay, the directors shall be paid such remuneration out of the fund of the company.
(5)
The amount of remuneration is a debt from the company so that if directors take office on the basis of the articles, they shall be able to sue the company on account of the debt or prove it in liquidation.
(6)
A director who receives more money than he is entitled to, is guilty of misfeasance and is accountable to the company for such money.
(7)
The remunerations of directors is apportionable.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 293

What this section means

From the guide: Director pay, loans to directors and loss-of-office payments under CAMA 2020

  • The company sets directors’ pay in general meeting (section 293(1)).
  • The company in general meeting decides directors’ remuneration, and it accrues from day to day (section 293(1)).
  • Directors can also be paid travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred on company business (section 293(2)).
  • Where the articles fix the remuneration, only a special resolution can change it (section 293(3)).
  • A company is not bound to pay directors, but if it agrees to, the amount is a debt that the director can sue for or prove in a liquidation (section 293(4) and (5)).
  • A director who receives more than he is entitled to is guilty of misfeasance and must account to the company for it (section 293(6)).

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Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.