Why is Nigeria rated as one of the most corrupt country?

Question

Nigeria is one of the richest country in the world but, in the midst of plenty people are in sorrow and dying for hunger.

Answer 1

Because it is ..i lived from 1994 - 1996 in Lagos . also you have to understand that nigeria is a country made by the brits . They made one country from 3 diffrent kingdoms (haussa , Yoruba and igbo ) and called it ( Nigeria - Niger (a big River there ) Area .And because inside their hearts this ppl still belong to "their " own culture (have their own religion and languages ) .Things are not working out fine . If you want to have more infos conntact me via email

Answer 2

Nigeria is not one of the richest Countries in the World.
Nigeria is not one of the richest Countries in Africa.
The fact that many people believe that it is, is evidence of why it is so corrupt.

Richest Countries in the World

Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 Luxembourg $ 55,100
2 Norway $ 37,800
3 United States $ 37,800
4 San Marino $ 34,600
5 Switzerland $ 32,700
6 Denmark $ 31,100
7 Iceland $ 30,900
8 Austria $ 30,000
9 Canada $ 29,800
10 Republic of Ireland $ 29,600
11 Belgium $ 29,100
12 Australia $ 29,000
13 Netherlands $ 28,600
14 Japan $ 28,200
15 United Kingdom $ 27,700
16 France $ 27,600
17 Germany $ 27,600
18 Finland $ 27,400
19 Monaco $ 27,000
20 Sweden $ 26,800


Richest Countries in Africa
Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 Mauritius $ 11,400
2 South Africa $ 10,700
3 Botswana $ 9,000
4 Seychelles $ 7,800
5 Namibia $ 7,200
6 Tunisia $ 6,900
7 Libya $ 6,400
8 Algeria $ 6,000
9 Gabon $ 5,500
10 Swaziland $ 4,900
11 Egypt $ 4,000
12 Morocco $ 4,000
13 Lesotho $ 3,000
14 Equatorial Guinea $ 2,700
15 Ghana $ 2,200
16 Guinea $ 2,100
17 Angola $ 1,900
18 Zimbabwe $ 1,900
19 Sudan $ 1,900
20 Mauritania $ 1,800

Answer 3

The continent of Africa should be the jewel in the Earth's crown. It's physical features, beaches, coastline, flora and fauna should make it a tourist paradise.

Nigeria itself has the natural resources to make itself the creme de la creme in that continent.

The fact of the matter is that Africa is, with a few notable exceptions, a tourist nightmare, with Nigeria being one of the worst.

Many of its people are in fact very clever, as seen by the amount of accountants you see in the UK. Unfortunately it manifests itself in other ways too, and Nigerian (and Ghanaian) fraudsters proliferate, both in the UK and in Nigeria itself.

According to people I know who have visited Nigeria, including Nigerians, nothing works there without bribery - passport control, customs, any policing matters and government permissions.

The result is that a few get rich and the country itself is poverty stricken. That's Nigeria - that's Africa. The trouble as I see it is that, although Africans have access to 21st century technology and weapons, their culture is in many ways still stuck in what for us were the Middle Ages and, until they get up to speed, the ordinary people of that wonderful continent will always suffer from the greed of their leaders and those in other positions of power.

Answer 4

Nigeria is not one of the richest countriest in the World, though it is in Africa.

Recently, the illegal trade in fraudulent bank details, etc. of Western bank customers exceeded its national pre-tax profit in crude oil!

The Nigerian Government even had the cheek to warn its citizens to be wary, if visiting the United Kingdom, about being ripped off whilst visiting here.

The reason why the majority of Nigerians are in poverty is that those greedy enough to rip us off, are greedy enough not to redistribute wealth amongst their own. As is the case across the whole of Africa. I never give money to charities purporting to help the needy in Africa as I know where it's going.

Such is the nature of Independence.

Answer 5

Because it is.
Nigerians are the masters of forgery. They can make you any passport of any country you wish to pay for. They forge educational documentations including a PhD.They forge and transfer any international account to any name. Just pay well and all will at hand by miday.

Answer 6

The dirty old men in office crowned themselves as "The men who would be king" were at loss with who is the Landlord of God's natural assets and who is the "Stranger in strange land" who just came and pssing-by in planet of apes.
The Men who would be king were at loss with a piece of question left behind by our creator with those "Three little words" on "Who are you" for them to come up with an answer vital for their own survival in planet of apes.
While others were living in misery at loss with our creator's universal gifts of life vital for the survival of living human kind on planet earth.

Answer 7

not accessible, the completed authorities, police, military and a great number of the everyone is corrupt. by technique of how, I have £331,000,000 to make investments, provide me your economic corporation account no. and that i visit competently furnish to you to save for me for a lengthy time period.ok.

Answer 8

you have pretty much answered your own question, people have to bribe government officials just to get a passport.
and then there are the con men who send emails all over the world saying they need help to get millions out of the country,
and then you have the drug dealers.... need i go on???

Answer 9

thats why its rated the most corrupt country,you answered your own question.

Answer 10

because it is one of the most corrupt.