[size=18pt]Nigeria, world’s 44th most corrupt country – TI[/size]

LAGOS—AMID declining socio-economic indices, Nigeria is recording a mileage in unexpected quarters. It is the 44th most corrupt country in the globe, according to the 2010 Corruption Perception Index, CPI mid-wived by the Transparency International, TI.

The report showed that governments across the world still have a handful combatting graft, which is hampering efforts to tackle the world’s most pressing problems such as instability of financial markets to climate change and poverty.

The 2010 CPI shows that nearly three quarters of the 178 countries in the index scored below five, on a scale of 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are tied at the top of the list with a score of 9.3, followed closely by Finland and Sweden at 9.2. Bringing up the rear is Somalia with a score of 1.1, slightly trailing Myanmar and Afghanistan at 1.4 and Iraq at 1.5.

With a score of 2.4, Nigeria was 134 on the list of 178 countries, that is 44th. She is 28 in Africa and shares the 44th spot with Sierra Leone, Togo, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Phillippines, Honduras, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

To address these challenges, governments need to integrate anti_corruption measures in all spheres, from their responses to the financial crisis and climate change to commitments by the international community to eradicate poverty.

Transparency International advocates stricter implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption, the only global initiative that provides a framework for putting an end to corruption.


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Ileke-IdI:


With a score of 2.4, Nigeria was 134 on the list of 178 countries, that is 44th. She is 28 in Africa and shares the 44th spot with Sierra Leone, Togo, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Phillippines, Honduras, Azerbaijan and Ukraine

So which one is correct?

Ileke-IdI:

Wow, we did goood

I was actually expecting Nigeria to be around 170-175

calyx:

. . .plus we got more corrupt in the last one year moving from 130th position last year to 134th position this year.

Good luck someone?. . .

Demoladoc:

all thanks to OBASANJO's EFCC AND ICPC our corruption index is much better.

Ileke-IdI:

Wow, we did goood

I was actually expecting Nigeria to be around 170-175

kabukabu50:

Who did not know this, NEXT TOPIC.

Ikengawo:

all of these lists white people like to compile, only a fool can take them seriously.

you don't know the magnitudes of corruption in the US government but it puts the combine total of corruption in africa to shame.


ALL POLITICS IS CORRUPT. especially democratic politics. there's no escaping corruption once you know the system.

i would like nigeria to continue become a country where the corruption isn't blunt and obvious though. I dont see much wrong with stealing money as long as you're getting the job done and done well, and that's what they do in the US and South Korea.

@poster
if u worry over being 134th what do u expect d 178th to do? Besides, we re too many in  d country. Assuming denmark's population is 6million and they may have 60% of them not corrupt that's 3.6million. Meanwhile, 60% of us is 90million. It's gonna be hard to make top. Besides our world image is on the low side. Let's take heart and try to be good

hackney:

Nigeria is definitely top 5 whether we like it or not.
Even correlating statistical info from naija will be riddled with corruption.

Only bangladesh topped naija in corruption once and for just a fleeting moment and
then naija took it back the next year.
Ever since naija has been the most corrupt.

What countries are truly more corrupt than the naija govt? ?