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Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence. [2] [3] Nigerian politicians find themselves in a strong position of power and wealth due to their connections with the oil and gas industries in Nigeria.
The Chairman Ekpo Nta narrowed the meaning of corruption by government officials: "Stealing is erroneously reported as corruption. We must go back to what we were taught at school to show that there are educated people in Nigeria. We must address issues as we were taught in school to do." [27]
The retreat, initiated by the Federal Government of Nigeria, aimed to address the persistent inefficiency and poor quality of services in public institutions. [2] The initiative was created as a direct response to citizens' complaints about delays, corruption, and lack of accountability in public service.
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In September 2006, the EFCC had 31 of Nigeria's 36 state governors under investigation for corruption. [5] In December 2007, the Nigerian Federal Government, after extensive investigations by EFCC and other organisations, cleared the Vaswani Brothers [6] of any wrongdoing and invited them back into the country.
Anti-corruption war (between May 2015 and May 2023) was an anti-graft campaign launched by the government of Muhammadu Buhari, the 6th democratic President of Nigeria. This is a war against all forms of corruption in Nigeria. During the president's election campaign in 2015, he had vowed to fight against corruption and insecurity if elected.
The Nigeria Customs Service is known to have a reputation that has been marred by numerous corruption and fraud scandals across the years. According to Transparency International's 2010 Global Corruption Barometer, more than half of local households surveyed attested to paying bribes to NCS officers in 2009. [7]
In 2007, it was reported that the following nine countries had legal gaps relating to this Convention and United Nations Convention against Corruption.: [4] Algeria, Burundi, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, and Uganda. As at 1 January 2020, the treaty was ratified by 43 States and signed by 49. [5]