Nigeria still stinks, remains at 144 in Corruption Perception Index

Emmanuel Ukudolo l Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s position in the Corruption Perception Index(CPI) released by Transparency International(TI) remained unchanged for the year 2018. Nigeria recorded just 27 score out of 100 points available for grab to remain in its 144th position. A total of 180 countries were surveyed by (TI).

The 2018 CPI draws on 13 surveys and expert assessments to measure public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, giving each a score from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).  In the last two years, Nigeria’s position on the CPI remains unchanged. The scores are (2018) 27(2017)27(2016)28(2015)26.

In the latest survey, Ghana remained the best country with the least level of corruption, standing at 71 with cummulative score of 41, 40, 43, 47, followed by Benin 85 with 40, 39, 36, 37. From the report, Denmark is number 1 in the (CPI) 88, 88, 90, 91 from 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively, remaining the cleanest and most corrupt-free nation.

According to the report, Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest scoring
region on the index, and has failed to translate its anti-corruption commitments into any real progress. A region with stark political and
socio-economic contrasts and longstanding challenges, many of its countries struggle with ineffective institutions and weak democratic values, which threaten anti- corruption efforts.

Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.