Nigeria Maintains 136th Position on Corruption Index Despite Anti-Graft Crusade

Nigeria’s position on the corruption index has remained unchanged at 136 out of 170 nations, despite the ongoing anti-graft war in the country.

This was disclosed by the chairman of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, Jose Ugaz, while presenting a list of its 2015 corruption perception index.

The TI chairman, while noting that corruption remains a blight around the world, however said there have been some improvements, especially as 2015 was a year when people around the world sent a strong signal to those in power that it was time to tackle corruption with various protests across the globe.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the report revealed that 40 out of the region’s 46 countries showed a serious corruption problem and there was no improvement for continent powerhouses, Nigeria and South Africa.

Denmark remained at the top for the second consecutive year as the country perceived as least corrupt. It scored 91 points out of a possible 100 while North Korea and Somalia remained at the bottom with unchanged scores of 8.

The five least corrupt countries according to Transparency International are: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand and Netherlands. While the five most corrupt countries are: South Sudan (163) (tied with Angola), Sudan (165), Afghanistan (166), Somalia (167 tied) with North Korea.

Countries like Australia, Brazil, Libya, Spain and Turkey, have deteriorated according to TI.