According to a study conducted in Nigeria, the most common purpose of bribe payments in the country is to speed up procedures carried out by public officials. As of 2019, almost 40 percent of the male and female respondents, respectively, indicated this reason. Other common reasons why bribes were paid to Nigerian public officials include avoiding the payment of a fine, avoiding the cancelation of public utilities, or maintaining good relationship.
Purposes of bribes paid to public officials in Nigeria in 2019, by gender of bribe-payer
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The source adds the following information:
"Data refer to the last bribe paid in the 12 months prior to the survey."
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