This study investigated the effect of audit tenure on financial reporting quality of Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). This was with a view to providing information on the relationship between audit rotation and financial reporting quality of Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. The study employed secondary data. The study population comprised all the 20 listed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 13 banks whose data were readily available and accessible, and stocks were actively and consistently traded on the stock market. Data for audit tenure, audit committee independence, board size, financial condition and financial reporting quality were sourced from the audited financial statements of the selected DMBs and the Nigerian Stock Exchange Factbook over a period of 11 years (2008-2018). Data collected were analysed using Random Effect method. The results showed that audit tenure had a positive and significant relationship with financial reporting quality (t = 2.183 p < 0.05). Moreover, financial condition had a negative and significant relationship with financial reporting quality (t = -2.892 p < 0.05). The study concluded that audit tenure had strong influence on financial reporting quality of Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. The results indicated that audit tenure in Nigerian environment is consistent with learning effect theory as financial reporting quality is positively related to audit tenure.
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