Nigeria has been ranked as the 35th most corrupt country
in the world by Transparency International.
In its
2012 global corruption index report published yesterday, Nigeria scored 27 out
of a maximum 100 marks to clinch the 139th position out of the 176 countries surveyed
for the report. It shared that position with Azerbaijan, Kenya, Nepal and
Pakistan. Countries such as Togo, Mali, Niger and Benin fared better than
Nigeria.
The Corruption
Perceptions Index is the major indicator of public sector corruption, with a
yearly snapshot of the relative degree corruption by ranking countries across
the globe.
Transparency International says this year’s
report shows that “corruption remains a major threat to humanity and,
encouraged governments to integrate anti-corruption actions in all aspects of
decision-making.
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