Nigeria - Crime and Corruption Business Survey 2006, First round

v1.0. Edited, anonymous dataset.

2008-05-21

The establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2004 was part of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to revitalize the economy. The EFCC as a statutory body was authorized at the Federal Level to coordinate, investigate and enforce all laws against economic and financial crimes. Crimes and Drugs all over the world have been recognized as impediments to security and Development in Africa, but lack of data has made it extremely difficult to tackle the problem. Many countries have remained under developed due to long years of corruption and mismanagement.

The Business Survey on Crime and Corruption was undertaken by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with EFCC. Technical guidance was provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as part of a larger International Crime and Corruption Business Survey (CCBS) programme geared towards collecting on a regular basis data and generating a set of indicators on the impact of crime and corruption on business and promotion of joint measures against them. It further aim to support the Government in its efforts to combat economic and financial crimes as well as assess the perception of corruption and awareness of EFCC among the business community

The survey, therefore, was establishment-based with the year 2006 as reference period. Relevant data were captured through a structured questionnaire spanning ten (10) sections covering Establishment identification, crimes, Bribery and Corruption, Intimidation/Extortion and protection money, Access to Justice System, among others. Fifteen (15) Economic Sections were covered according to international Standards of industrial Classifications (ISIC), namely Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry, Fishing, Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas & Water etc. The technical committee comprised of about thirteen members drawn from line Ministries, Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOS) such as Code of Conduct Bureau, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), National Orientation Agency (NOA), Federal Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Police Affairs, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Civil Liberties Organization etc. The committee oversaw and advised on the technical aspects of the project.

I wish to express my profound appreciation to the Chairman of EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu for his intense commitment in actualization of the project and passion for adequate and quality data to elucidate the issues of crimes and corruption in Nigeria. He was a long driving force with the support of fix Nigeria arm of EFCC and the Finance Department. The technical and huge funding support UNODC contributed immediately to the success of the project.

Finally, the team of officers from NBS also deserved commendations which was led by the Director of Censuses and Surveys (G. O. Adewoye), Head of Department of Information Communication and Technology (Mrs. A. N. Adewinmbi) and Head of Economic Surveys and Censuses (Mr. N. G. Oparaku).

The National Bureau of Statistics recommends this report to all relevant tiers of Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, Researchers, the private sector, the general public etc. Any observations and/or suggestions that will improve on the future surveys are highly welcomed and should be directed to the undersigned.

DR. V. O. AKINYOSOYE

Director-General/CEO

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Abuja.

March, 2008

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