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Nigeria is now ranked 146 out of the 180 countries on the 2019 corruption perception index published by transparency international, having dropped two places.<\/p>\n

According to the report released Thursday, the country scored 26 out of 100 points, dropping from the 27 points that it has maintained since 2017.<\/p>\n

In the 2018 index, Nigeria rose by four places from 148 to 144.<\/p>\n

The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption in the opinion of experts and business people, using a scale of 0 to 100, where zero means \u201chighly corrupt\u201d and 100 means very clean.<\/p>\n

According to the report, \u201cour analysis also suggests that reducing big money in politics and promoting inclusive political decision-making are essential to curb corruption. \u201cfrom fraud that occurs at the highest levels of government to petty bribery that blocks access to basic public services like healthcare and education, citizens are fed up with corrupt leaders and institutions\u201d.<\/p>\n

The sub-Saharan Africa region was classified as the lowest-performing region while Western Europe was the highest-scoring region.<\/p>\n

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Of the 19 countries in the West African region, Nigeria was ranked the fourth most corrupt country.<\/p>\n

Transparency international\u2019s chair, Delia Ferreira Rubio asked the government to urgently address what she describes as the corrupting role of big money in political party financing and the undue influence it exerts on political systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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