Tag: Corruption Index
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ICPC exposes corruption in World Bank loans, criticises ranking
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has raised alarm over potential corruption within grants received from the World Bank. During a recent meeting with a delegation from the Economic and Organised Crime Office of Ghana, the ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, alleged that corruption within these grants often goes unaddressed due to…
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Nigeria’s corruption index worsens, now second most corrupt in West Africa
Nigeria has recorded yet another poor ranking received by Africa’s largest country in recent time as it dropped to 149 on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index. Recall in last year’s TI rating in 2019, Nigeria ranked 146th out of the 180 countries surveyed, scoring 26 points out of a possible 100. On a scale…
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FG tackles TI over poor ranking on corruption index
The federal government has described as baseless, Nigeria’s poor ranking in Transparency International’s (TI) latest corruption perception index . In the 2019 index published on Thursday, TI ranked Nigeria 146 out of the 180 countries considered, with 26 out of 100 points. The score is lower than Nigeria’s rating in 2018 when the country scored…
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Corruption Index: Why Nigeria scored low on Transparency International report – Osinbajo
…insists low score won’t affect FG’s fight against corruption Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday explained why the country ranked low on Transparency International latest report. Osinbajo, however, said the report should not in any way be seen as a setback for the country. According to him, it is an opportunity to continue building…