Corruption as you all know is the biggest problem Nigeria is facing. It has ensured that nothing works in Nigeria and has made majority of Nigerians poor despite the abundance of Crude oil and natural resources. Our leaders past and present have all tried to overcome it with the creation of Anti-corruption agencies like EFCC & ICPC. Though they have been able to drag some big names to court and even succeded in trying them but they have not been able to put them behind bars and haven't been able to compel them to return the stolen funds therefor the introduction of these agencies have done little to eradicate corruption. It is reported that 90% of Nigerians live under $1 per day because of this situation many Nigerians have been pushed to the wall and would therefore do anything to make money whether legal or illegal. Corruption in Nigeria is now psychological. We see our public officers who were nothing before getting to their respective posts now swimming in sudden wealth which in turn has made the average Nigerian have the mindset that '' If i get to a position of authority , i'll also take my share by looting Nigeria's resources'' so you see it is going to be difficult to eradicate corruption because majority of Nigerians have the tendency to cut corners just to make a living. Therefore, the only solution to corruption in Nigeria is if the 90% of those reported to live on $1 per day start to live on $10 per day. Even if a man chooses not to work and decides to sleep at home all day, he should still get that $10 in the form of welfare. Then minimum wage should not be less than N100,000 though tax deemed reasonable should be collected from the class of people receiving these salaries and those receiving above the minimum wage. By doing this, the urge for Nigerians to make money by crook will reduce, they will not collect bribe, they will discharge their duties effectively and dilligently, N100 will not buy their vote, they will not seek to cut corners at every given opportunity etc. Overall there will be tremendous improvement in the quality of life. Only when this is achieve will corruption cease to be Nigeria's major problem.

On Fuel subsidy removal, our government introduces policies, laws, rules & regulations without considering the behavioural pattern of Nigerians. They would introduce policies that are suitable for people in Europe and America to Nigeria where we have different Tribes, Regions, Cultures and ways of life. A place where people make decisions based on Religon and silly sentiments caused by hardship and suffering caused by the same Governments. Overseas, they conduct researchs and studies to know how the people will react to things before its implementation but in Nigeria, Government & its Agencies just impose policies and laws without putting the behavioural patterns of its people (how they think, how they behave in certain conditions and how they react to issues) into consideration that is why it is always hard for Nigerians to adhere to Policies & follow laid down rules and regulations. For example in a case where a road is bad and the Govt. which is thier responsibility, fails to repair the road and we all know its against the law to take the lane for motorist in the opposite direction (One-Way) but you see The Police, Army and Govt. Officials taking the lane. When you see those that made the law whose main duty in the first place is to repair broken down portion of roads and enforcers of the law break the law then Other citizens will too will be forced to take the lane but assuming the road is smooth and motorable then there will be no cause whatsoever to follow One-Way. The human brain is always seeks for a way out when somebody is in a tight corner and the solutions could be either right/wrong or legal/illegal depending on the situation. Conclusion- Fuel Subsidy removal is a good policy because it puts an end to the business of oil marketers robbing us blind thereby blocking wastages which in turn makes more money available for the Government to provide basic infrastructure social amenities & help improve the economy but unfortunately it also frees up more money for corrupt minds whom are roaming the streets looking for an opportunity to loot these funds. In the long run, this policy is bound to fail or it will take longer than expected before it starts to yield the dividends it was created for because Fuel Subsidy is not Nigeria's problem but CORRUPTION and sadly strategies to tackle it is still not being discussed.