CORRUPTION AS THE BANE OF PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE (1999-DATE)

Abstract

 Corruption is a complex attitude which debases a person, undermining his/her integrity, dignity li makes one less productive because of its compromising disposition. It manifests easily in the form of bribery i.e. offering of some gratification for underserved favor. Corruption is a complex phenomenon. The alarming rate of growth and the dysfunctional implication of bribery and corruption in the Public and Civil Service necessitated this study which aimed at discovering their causes and ways of curbing it at least. Bribery and Corruption manifest itself in virtually every facet of our public life and in effects does not blow our public service and civil service in particular any favorable wind. Some ministries were used as study namely Ministry of Justice Ministry of Petroleum, Ministry of transport. A survey research design and a simple random selection technique were used. Simple percentage was used to analyze the hypothesis funding of the cases and recommendation was known as Corruption has debased Nigeria's usage invariably political instability in Nigeria is out-come of corruption and discourages economic Initiative. The brain drain syndrome in Nigeria could be linked to corruption.