Nigeria Corruption Statistics

Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a non-governmental organisation, has listed seven reasons why Nigeria keeps sliding back in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) recently released by TI which ranked Nigeria 146 out of 180 countries is a poor rating.

Ibrahim Faruk, Head of Governance and Development, Yiaga Africa, writes on the organisation's capacity training support tagged Bounce Corruption for youths in communities tracking budget spending.

The SPAC Nation, a church owned by Tobi Adegboyega, a Nigerian, is being investigated in the UK over claims that the religious institution urged worshippers to sell their own blood and take loans to raise funds for the church.

The NBS boss, Yemi Kale, said the 2019 report rated Imo state as the least corrupt state in Nigeria. The southeastern state was rated the least corrupt state in Nigeria with 17.6%, followed by Jigawa and Plateau states.

A senior Lawyer, Femi Falana has accused United States of America and the European countries of sustaining corruption in developing countries through capitalism. Falana made the statement at a book launch in Lagos.