CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA AS A HINDRANCE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH.

CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA AS A HINDRANCE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH.

ABSTRACT

This study examined corruption in Nigeria as a hindrance to economic growth. In doing this, the study looked at historical overview of corruption in Nigeria and conceptual issues were also discussed. It also reviewed the causes and effects of corruption, without leaving out the dynamics of corruption. Also, the study looked at the relationship between corruption and hindrance to the Nigerian economic growth. However, the study introduces a new perspective on the role of corruption in economic growth and provides quantitative estimates of the impact of corruption on the economic growth in Nigeria as well as their