Kunle Aina, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, critically examines the role and duties of the receiver in Nigerian law and points out the discrepancies, total lack of regulation and great gaps in the law which has led to great injustice to companies. Rethinking the Duties of a Receiver and Powers of Directors of Companies in Receivership under Nigerian Law argues that directors of companies under receivership are not thereby paralysed and they should exercise their powers to monitor the activities of the receiver. There is need to amend the law to streamline the duties of the receiver, provide for regulation of receivership and protection of the company and debenture holders.