Nigeria has been ranked 142nd out of 182 countries in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, CPI, Transparency International reported on Tuesday.
The CPI, which measures perceived public sector corruption on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), gave Nigeria a score of 26—unchanged from 2024.
However, the country fell two places from its previous 140th position, highlighting stagnation in anti-corruption efforts.
Nigeria’s score remains well below the global average of 43, while the global average dropped slightly to 42, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50.
The ranking also places Nigeria behind 33 other African nations.
In Africa, Seychelles led the ranking with 68 points, followed by Cabo Verde (62), Botswana (58), and Rwanda (58).
Other countries ahead of Nigeria include Mauritius, Namibia, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, and Egypt.
Reacting to the development, former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, said Transparency International always thinks Switzerland and other Western safe havens are not corrupt.
Sani described the countries as the very places where looted money from other nations are safely deposited.
He said: “Transparency ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt nation on Earth, as if they counted the number of our states.
“Transparency International always thinks Switzerland and other Western safe havens are not corrupt; the very places where looted money from other nations are safely deposited.