Nigeria is not corrupt!
Mansur Abubakar, the BBC's man in Nigeria, reports on the country's petrol crisis. Therein he notes the unenviable public sector corruption, as evidenced by Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
The situation is not helped by Nigeria's corruption problem. According to the closely-watched global corruption index, from non-governmental organisation Transparency International, Nigeria ranks 145th out of 180 countries. The higher the placing, the more corrupt a country is deemed to be.
Mansur Abubakar, BBC News
Hang on, The higher the placing, the more corrupt a country is deemed to be.
By Abubakar's reckoning then, Denmark, with a score of 90% and ranking at the top of the table, is the most corrupt country in the world while Somalia, with a score of 11% and placed at the bottom, is the least corrupt. Just so's we're clear on that.
With a score of 25%, and lying close to the bottom at 145, Nigeria's not too corrupt after all! (thumbup) (rolleyes)