Online Access: www.absronline.org/journals *Corresponding author: Ekpe Oyono Ekpe Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Nigeria. E-Mail: Festusekpe@yahoo.com 98 Management and Administrative Sciences Review Volume 5, Issue 2 Pages: 98-107 March 2016 e-ISSN: 2308-1368 p-ISSN: 2310-872X Impact of Corporate Governance and Perceived Trust in Pension Management in Nigeria Ekpe Oyono Ekpe Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Nigeria The concept of corporate governance has been a response to the failure and widespread dissatisfaction with the way corporate organizations function. There are various indications that corporate organizations and their leaders are currently not perceived as trustworthy. The study examined the impact of corporate governance and perceived trust in pension management in Nigeria. Qualitative research method was adopted for the study. An extensive review of literature in terms of research findings from other related studies were also employed. The study in hand, provides an overview of the pension scheme in Nigeria and it major challenges. Major findings indicate that an adherence to the principles and practice of good corporate governance will bolster the trust of stakeholders in pension industry in Nigeria. The study therefore concluded that good corporate governance system has the potential of enhancing the trustworthiness of corporate organizations and their leaders and effective regulatory framework within which corporate organization operate can provide stakeholders with the peace of mind that their interest and rights would be protected. Keywords: Corporate governance, perceived trust, trustworthiness, pension management, Nigeria INTRODUCTION The concept of corporate governance and personal trust emerged in response to the failure and widespread dissatisfaction with the way corporate organizations function. It has been observed over the years that corporate failure in advanced and developing countries have their roots in negligence, lack of public trust, conflict of interest and unethical behaviour of board members and top management of corporation. In recent years, the public establishments in Nigeria has shown signs of failure orchestrated by corruption, loss of public trust and above all moral decadence due to the collapse of moral values (Inyokwe, 2013). The loss of public trust and confidence transcended every facets of our national life and made efficient service delivery in the public sector a mirage. The inefficiency affected the pension industry where high deficit financing, huge pension fund, poor supervision and other administrative irregularities were recorded. As a result many pensioners were owed months of