Nigeria is ranked 148th country in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in the world, according to a report by Transparency International (TI).
A report released Wednesday by the Global anti-corruption watchdog to mark its 25 years of operations since its establishment in 1995 indicates that corruption was getting worse in Nigeria.
While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the latest CPI scores Nigeria 28/100 with 148 out of 180 countries surveyed — a significant 12 place below that of the previous year.
This frightening rating has dealt a blow to the President Muhammadu Buhari administration that has been making claims of successes in the fight against corruption.
Although the administration has put many suspects on trial and seized assets and recovered loots of suspected fradulent politicians and government officials, it has also been accused of condoning corrupt practices by top government officials and molesting politicians in the opposition in the name of anti-graft war.
This year, New Zealand and Denmark rank highest with scores of 89 and 88 respectively, while Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively.
The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
