Regulatory agencies (RAs) play a crucial role within the public governance system by offering specialised regulatory functions on behalf of government. There is a growing public awareness concerning their capacity to fulfill their analogous fiduciary duties conscientiously to safeguard public interests. This study examines corporate governance failures within RAs when fulfilling their regulatory functions. In-depth discussions were used to understand the causes and effects of non-compliance with good governance standards by RAs. Applying qualitative review techniques, the study revealed unparalleled levels of non-compliance with good corporate governance. The study discovered that prevailing structural constraints such as bizarre board arrangements, ineffective board committee structures, and fragmented regulatory frameworks and behavioural constraints, such as the absence of thorough due diligence in board members' appointments,