Nigeria: Foreign-Trained Accountants to Sit for ICAN Examinations

6 November 2013

Nnamdi Duru The umbrella body for chartered accountants in the country, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has ruled that going forward, foreign-trained accountants would no longer be admitted into the membership of the institute automatically.

According to the professional body, holders of certain foreign accounting qualifications would have to pass some examinations set by ICAN before being admitted as professional members of the institute.

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