A number of studies and reports have associated corruption with the misuse of public office for private financial gain, but these studies have rarely examined in detail a major vehicle for bribery and corruption. This paper argues that some corporations are willing to increase their profits...

Accountability is a key to the effective control and management of public funds by governments in all democracies. It has been argued that financial criminal practices have become institutionalised in developing countries due to a lack of democratic systems and a lack of accountability. The...

Tax evasion, tax avoidance and fiscal corruption are actions, decisions and policies of individuals and corporate bodies which inhibit economic development in developing countries. As a consequence, the revenue intended for development is unpaid, evaded or avoided, or even diverted, into private...

The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life which deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for government, whether national, regional or local. Socio-political and economic developments in Nigeria have been distorted by high levels of corruption conducted and...

A number of studies and reports have associated corruption with the misuse of public office for private financial gain, but they have rarely examined the involvement of corporate executives in fraudulent and corrupt financial practices. This paper argues that the recent banking crisis in Nigeria...

The subject of corruption has been an integral part of Nigeria's economic, political, and social life since achieving independence from Britain in 1960, and probably even before. Successful governments have from time to time declared their intention to control the phenomenon, and have created...