The study was conducted to examine the influence of Corporate Governance and Survival strategies of Manufacturing companies of Nigeria. The main objective was to examine the effect of firm size, board independent and ownership structure on survival of Manufacturing companies of Nigeria. The ex-Post facto Research design was adopted for the study. Data were collected using secondary information source such Annual Report and Nigeria Exchange Fact Book (2025) which covered the period of 25 years (2000-2025). The Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings indicated that Firm size, Board independent and ownership structure have statistically significant effect on survival of Manufacturing Subsector of Nigeria. It was concluded that there was positive and significant effect of firm size, board independent and ownership structure on Manufacturing Subsector of Nigeria. Therefore, it was recommended that incentivize firm expansion and capital accumulation to improve firm size and operational resilience Encourage regulatory frameworks that mandate a higher proportion of independent directors on manufacturing firms’ boards.
