Description A Short History of the Accountancy Profession in Nigeria catalogues the events that culminated in the gradual development of the accountancy profession in Nigeria, and the formation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Nigeria (ICAN). The book highlights the individual and collective efforts to the pioneers of the profession which led to the formation of the Association of Accountants of Nigeria (the forerunner of ICAN), and the incorporation of ICAN by an Act of Parliament of Nigeria in 1965. It also treats comprehensively the regulation of the profession, the teething problems of ICAN, the training of accountants and the attempts at proliferation of the profession.   The book also takes  a good look into the future of accountancy profession in Nigeria.