According to the survey, bribes paid in a public official’s office and in the street accounted for around 35 and 36 per cent of all paid bribes, respectively.
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“Overall, it is estimated that a total of roughly N721 billion was paid in cash bribes to public officials in Nigeria in 2023, corresponding to 0.35 per cent of the entire Gross Domestic Product of Nigeria,” the report said.In 2023, according to the survey, bribes paid in a public official’s office and in the street accounted for around 35 and 36 per cent of all paid bribes, respectively.
“It is estimated that some 87 million bribes were paid in 2023 , the equivalent of an average of 0.8 bribes per each adult.”“In 2023, bribe-payers living in urban areas paid on average 4.5 bribes, while those living in rural areas paid on average 5.8 bribes,” the report said. The bribery refusal rate was found to be highest in the North-west , although all zones recorded refusal rates above 60 per cent.“The share of citizens who think that bribery requests are acceptable in order to speed up administrative procedures decreased from 29 per cent in 2019 to 23 per cent in 2023.”
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