A Culture of Corruption: Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria by Daniel Jordan Smith

Corruption and power have been inextricably linked for so long that many consider them to be one and the same, forever destined to accompany each other. Yet, corruption among the powerful has not been met with complacency in human history, rather the opposite instead. The Ancient Romans pioneered the first legal system with brutal punishments aimed to prevent ambitus, or political corruption. This strong desire to forcibly isolate corruption and power can be seen in China’s recent decision to declare severe cases of political corruption as worthy of the “death penalty”. Corruption even correlates with the development status of a country, which explains the common “African leadership is corrupt” rhetoric. Corruption and power may seem to be

Instead of focusing on diversifying, the leaders of the country focus on gaining power and standing in the government. “Nigeria’s most daunting challenge lies in overcoming the severe divisions among its competing religious and ethnic groups” . Moreover, once they gain it, their problems do not end, since they must look over their back, never knowing how long they will hold on to the little power they have. Meanwhile, the common person suffers, as he is neglected by his government and must survive on his own. “The standard of living declined even further than before and external debts increased.” This neglect of the common man bodes ill for the government, as it is the common man who votes in the polls. However, the vote does very little, since corruption is rampant in Nigeria.

In Nigeria, the government possesses the authority to distribute and generate money. Adichie reveals the government’s influence over the economy through Aunty Ifeoma’s financial circumstances. Aunty Ifeoma asserts, “[w]e just called off yet another strike, even though no lecture has been paid for the last two months. They tell us the Federal Government has no money” (76). The University’s financial burden implies that the Nigerian government is simply lying to conserve the money for themselves, further emphasizing

Nigeria has become the fastest growing country in Africa, its coastal ports are the heart and soul of its economy. Since its creation by the British Empire, there has been a civil breakdown and conflict among its tribal leaders. However, their religious understanding between Islam and Christianity has kept them at peace amidst themselves throughout time. The last few years, the government has developed itself into a functioning federation, the people are able to notice how outside influence has improved their daily lives.

Nigeria is a country with great history from centuries ago. However it is evident when

Viewing the author, and his intentions on writing his book, when you first look at it, you start to read it and the book seems to be directing to a specific audience differing from that of the intended, such as professors, pedagogues, and scholars familiar with Nigerian culture, history and the like. Yet, reading further, we can find that the inquiring audience 's are many, this novel being a archive of many human experiences, with many different and wide spread themes, timeless struggles, and earlier clash of cultures on the brink of change.

Despite Ifemelu’s aunt pointing out that the issue in Nigeria was nepotism not corruption traces of a corrupt society are shown in Chapter 3.Corruption is a norm in Lagos society and over the years of colonialism and different corrupt government, acceptance of bribes has become a daily transaction in Lagos. In this chapter we are shown how the church is run by dirty money.

This also shows that Carroll’s pyramid is floored with regards to African countries such as Nigeria due to the way they still perceive the law and ethical regimes. ‘The legal responsibilities of business refer to the positive and negative obligations put on businesses by the laws and regulations of the society where it operates’. (Carroll 2010)

were. In this text several concepts will be questioned and analyzed, such as the importance of

Many argue that poverty is inevitable in many states of Africa because of their colonial history but nevertheless we have states like Ghana who has been able to flourish despite its surrounding problems and colonial history. In order to figure out why Nigeria has failed to have human development, we will focus on the type of economy is has, diversity and religion tension, population and government institutions, and finally human right violations that have occurred

Nigeria is an Agricultural and oil rich nation but characterised by Political instability, corruption, poor

Most children in the Niger delta have little or no education, due to lack of funds from their parents who have lost their lands and have no jobs because of limited opportunities. The Niger delta government and the oil companies have refused to look into the situation; instead they favor their close relations neglecting the masses. Corruption in the Niger delta has led some youths in taking drastic measure in order to put food on their table. For example, Ikechukwu Efe an indigene of the Niger delta said that some of his friends created their own “oil refinery”, which is made up of crude oil in metal barrels with controlled heat from fire woods. This is a dangerous process in refining crude oil but the degree of poverty in the state left his friends with no choice. If only the government of the Niger delta have created jobs with the wealth of the state Ikechukwu’s friend would not have to put their lives in danger. Until corruption is put to an abrupt the people of the Niger delta will continue to live in poverty.

Incidentally nothing seems to have changed in the character of the operators of the Nigerian state since independence. The same reasons of corruption, nepotism, tribalism, exclusion, marginalization, high handedness, dictatorial tendencies, fraud maladministration, injustice, human rights abuses and the like vices are usually repeated to justify each change of government in the country but nothing has really changed for the

Nigeria, a country known around the world as the most hardworking place in Africa, has steadily been on the rise. Like any other country, Nigeria has faced problems within its history that has contributed to the challenges the country faces today. One of the the most notable events within its history is the civil war that occurred from 1967 to 1970. This war was caused by a variety of reasons, but the main factor that brought on the onset of the war was cultural tensions. The Nigerian Civil War can be characterized by a clash of cultures vying for control of the country.

Though losing all hope leads to desperate measures, No Longer At Ease explores the outcome of disastrous choices. This depicts the scenario for Obiajlo Okonkwo, otherwise known as Obi, in this book written by Chinua Achebe. This book starts with the ending and works its way backwards. At the beginning, a trial against Obi is held in Nigeria for accepting a bribe. The book then goes on to recede to how Obi took the bribe. Obi is a 26 year old man who lives in Nigeria. U.P.U., which is also known as the Umofia Progressive Union, gave Obi a scholarship to study law in England which he must pay back when he returns to Nigeria. He accepts the scholarship and travels to England. He drops the course of law and begins to study English. He becomes to have the desire to go back home and starts to write poems daily about Nigeria. Soon, he meets a woman named Clara, but is unable to make a good impression. On the boat back home, he meets here again and begins a relationship which he then finds out that she is also Nigerian. After he arrives in Nigeria, and stays with his friend Joseph while trying to find a house and a job. He also visits his family and home in Umofia. He then gets a job on the Scholarship Board of the Civil Service which introduces him to the infamous world of bribery, which he rejects. After a while, things start to take a turn for the worst. Clara tells Obi that she is an outcast and that the marriage won’t occur because of that, but he decides to follow through