A frontline freight forwarder and Managing Director of Shibab Services Ltd, Babatunde Shittu, has said that importers, agents, Customs officers and other government operatives are involved in corrupt activities in the ports.

President Goodluck Jonathan should have realised that because he wears this big crown, there are many people out there wanting to do things his way, particularly because our society remains largely one of monkey see, monkey do.

FORMER Military Governor of defunct Mid-Western Region, Bridagier-General Godwin Alabi-Isama, has attributed the myriad of socio-economic and political problems plaguing Nigeria to disloyalty and not corruption as many believe.

The World Bank has said that it will cost Nigeria and other African countries about N6.75 trillion in the next ten years to address reforms and investments in communal lands that are individually owned as well as addressing weak governance and corruption in land ownership.

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Governments’ deposits and borrowing undermine competiveness of banks and corrupt the public sector in Nigeria.