Nigeria has got its worst rating on the Transparency International corruption perception index since 2015.
The 2020 index released on Thursday revealed that the country scored 25 out of 100 points and slid from 146th position in 2019 to 149.
The 2020 rating is one point below that of 2019 when the country scored 26 points, and two points below its ranking in 2018 and 2017 when it got 27 points.
It is also the worst ranking the country has got in five years: It scored 26 points in 2015 and 28 points in 2016.
Reasons for the slid are not unconnected to the absence of transparency in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Nepotism in the public service appointments and promotions.
Also, the Prevalence of bribery and extortion in the Nigerian Police as well as corruption in the security sector must have contributed to the slid.
In addition, the nation obviously lacks adequate anti-corruption legal frameworks while politicians continue to interfere in the operation of law enforcement agencies.
