Attributes of Board of Directors and Organizational Performance: A Case of Information and Community Technology Companies in Nigeria Authors EGBERI Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro, Nigeria. Kelvin Agbarha Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro, Nigeria. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2022.V3.9.11 Keywords: Board diversity, Board meetings, Organizational Performance, Information technology, Community Technology Abstract There are pieces of evidence revealing that attributes of the corporate board contribute to increased organizational performance; however, studies are not forthcoming coming as to whether certain attributes of the board of directors like board diversity and board meetings may drive the performance of information and communication technology companies in Nigeria. Consequently, this study was carried out with the view to assessing whether attributes of the board of directors drive the performance of information and communication technology companies in Nigeria. Using ex-post facto research design, secondary data were gotten from financial statements of quoted information and communication technology companies on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group from 2012-2021. Data obtained were analyzed via descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. In specific, the fixed and random effect regression model showed that board diversity and board meetings contribute significantly to driving the performance of information and communication technology companies. Remarkably, it was found that while board diversity negatively drives performance, board meetings positively drive the performance of information and communication technology companies in Nigeria. 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