Nepotism and bribery in public sector in Nigeria 2019, by gender
According to a survey from 2019, about half of the applicants who secured a position in the Nigerian public sector used nepotism, bribery, or both. Some 20 percent of male respondents and 24 percent of female respondents declared to have paid a bribe for their position in the public sector. In addition, around 16 percent of both male and female respondents, respectively, secured their job as public officials with the help of friends or relatives.