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Transparency International has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country globally in its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, with the nation placed 142nd out of 182 countries assessed. The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International revealed that Nigeria has once again been ranked as the 36th most corrupt country in the world.The global anti-corruption watchdog disclosed...
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- Transparency International has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country globally in its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, with the nation placed 142nd out of 182 countries assessed.
- The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International revealed that Nigeria has once again been ranked as the 36th most corrupt country in the world.The global anti-corruption watchdog disclosed that Nigeria dropped from 140th position in 2024 to 142nd out of 182 countries assessed in 2025, although it retained its status as the 36th most corrupt nation globally.Transparency International explained that the ranking measures perceived levels of public-sector corruption on a scale of zero to one hundred, with zero representing highly corrupt countries and one hundred indicating very clean nations.Nigeria recorded a score of 26 points and shared the same position with Cameroon, Guatemala, Guinea, Kyrgyzstan and Papua New Guinea.Report revealed that Denmark remained the least corrupt country in the world with a score of 89 points, followed by Finland, Singapore and New Zealand.
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Transparency International has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country globally in its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, with the nation placed 142nd out of 182 countries assessed. The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International revealed that Nigeria has once again been ranked as the 36th most corrupt country in the world.The global anti-corruption watchdog disclosed...
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February 10, 2026
