Type | Report |
Title | Corruption and financial crimes in Nigeria: Genesis, trend and consequences |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 18 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2007 |
URL | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.590.2899&rep=rep1&type=pdf |
Abstract | In its 2004 report on worldwide corrupt practices, Transparency International (T. I.) survey covered 146 countries. In that report, Nigeria was rated the third most corrupt country, beating Haiti and Bangladesh to the second and last positions respectively. The report was an improvement over that of 2000 when Nigeria was reported as the most corrupt country in the world. Statistically, Nigeria’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) was 1.2 in the year 2000, contrasting those of Finland (10.0), Denmark (9.8) and New Zealand (9.4). Expectedly, Nigeria rose up stoutly to criticize the 2004 T. I. report, pointing out serious defects in the manner the results were arrived at. These included the following: (T.I. Report 2004) |
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