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Some hidden costs of corruption in Nigeria

Some hidden costs of corruption in Nigeria

CORRUPTION can be defined as any unethical means of acquiring undeserved gain or advantage. It includes stealing, fraud, and cheating. Although corruption is found in every country, some countries are infamous for it because of the levels and extent of its practice exhibited therein. Nigeria is one such country and is commonly ranked high on any corruption hierarchy. The terrible state of underdevelopment in Nigeria yet with an unaccountable debt profile with officials, mostly civil servants and politicians, getting richer through unexplained wealth are strong evidence of wrongdoing, crime and corruption. 

Corruption guarantee no future for Nigerians students – NANS

Corruption guarantee no future for Nigerians students – NANS

By BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO LOKOJA – National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said that the incident of corruption bedevilling the nation has mortgaged the future of over 40m students, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain his battle against corruption in order to enthrone sustainable development in Nigeria. The students disclosed this yesterday as part of […]

Is there a war against corruption? (4)

Is there a war against corruption? (4)

It has come into the public domain that any person who is charged with corruption or any other charge alleging financial impropriety, should be without the service of counsel, particularly senior counsel. It is now also within the consciousness of the public that the judicial system has been turned upside down and polluted by senior counsel, whether dead or alive.

Is there a war against corruption? (3)

Is there a war against corruption? (3)

Lest we forget, the friction between the Legislature and the Executive at federal level has not been occasioned by Senator Saraki’s woes alone. The discerning reader may ask, what of Senator Dino Melaye? Let it be recalled that Senator Dino Melaye has also been harassed by law enforcement agencies, for reasons that have since been obscured by the drama often accompanying his arrest, detention, arraignment and so on.