EXAMINATION OF PERVASIVE CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: 1966-1975

Abstract

The public sector of every nation is very critical to her national development. This is made
possible through its ministries, departments and agencies. This work is titled Examination
of pervasive corruption in Nigeria: 1966-1975. The work considers major issues of
corruption and corrupt tendencies especially during the Yakubu Gowon's Administration.
The work made robust use of secondary sources of data. As a result of the very glaring
and obvious challenges experienced then and now, it was recommended amongst others
that, Government should ensure that the code of conduct Bureau does not just bark but
should be seen to bite all erring senior officers of Government, no matter how highly
placed and that the fight against corruption in Nigeria should go beyond lip service
which is currently being observed.