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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.
Nigeria is rich in precious metals which causes foreign illegal mining operations to come to Nigeria. [23] This causes violence and conflict between the local and foreign illegal miners in some parts of Nigeria. The vastness of Nigeria causes remote places where illegal mining operations can occur without the government having any knowledge of ...
The EFCC was established in 2003, partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), [2] which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community's efforts to fight money laundering. [1] The agency has its head office in Abuja, Nigeria. The EFCC was also set up to ...
The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. For instance, some political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some cases, government officials have broad or ill-defined powers, which make it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal actions.
The court ruled that the government should disclose the "exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria and the total amount of Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on ...
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]
Patterns of political corruption can be found in places that have a similar demographic make-up. Demographic factors that have been known to lead to or increase the likelihood of corruption in a local government system are religion, race, class, size of the municipality, local economic conditions, education, political culture, and gender.
All eyes are currently focused on the presidential election, as well as numerous other local elections across the country. While you might be looking at certain politicians and policies to ...