{"id":91161,"date":"2022-01-25T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=91161"},"modified":"2022-01-25T14:26:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:26:21","slug":"breaking-again-nigeria-drops-in-latest-tis-corruption-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/pointblanknews-investigations\/breaking-again-nigeria-drops-in-latest-tis-corruption-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Again, Nigeria Drops In Latest TI\u2019s Corruption Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Nigeria has dropped one place in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking released on Tuesday by Transparency International (TI).<br \/>\nThe country scored 24 out of 100 points in the 2021 index, which was revealed on TI\u2019s official Twitter handle, @TranperencITng.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is Nigeria\u2019s second consecutive year of a downward spiral on the TI\u2019s CPI ranking, the country\u2019s score having dropped from 26 in 2019 to 25 in the 2020 assessment, and further to 24 in the latest 2021 record.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The CPI is TI\u2019s tool for measuring the levels of corruption in the systems of various countries around the world. The maximum points a country can score is 100 points, and the least is zero. Zero signifies the worst performing countries and 100, the best-ranked.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria keeps its 149th position out of the 180 countries surveyed, making it the second most corrupt country in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking may be an indicator that corruption in the country has gotten worse over the years.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria has dropped one place in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking released on Tuesday by Transparency International (TI). 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