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Nigeria’s Ranking on Governance in Africa Drops

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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has revealed that Nigeria scored 47.9 in overall governance, ranking 33 out of 54 countries in Africa.

Although Nigeria increased in ranking from 35 in 2017 to 33 in 2018, the country’s overall score dropped from 48.1 to 47.9.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports, the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) was launched by the foundation during a live event yesterday.

The report noted that the score is lower than the African average of 49.9 and also lower than the West African average of 54.3.

The report stated that Nigeria received its highest category score in Participat­ion and Human rights, scoring 53.2, and its lowest score in Sustainabl­e Economic Opportunit­ies is 43.5.

It further showed that Nigeria received its highest subcategor­y score in Participat­ion snagging 62.7 and its lowest in Transparen­cy and Accountabi­lity scoring 34.5.

The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) covers 10 years’ worth of data from 2008 to 2017 inclusivel­y for 54 African countries.

Reflecting on the 2018 Index report, Mo Ibrahim, Chair of the Foundation, said: “There are many positive trends emerging from this year’s index.

“Fifteen countries out of the 34 which register progress in Overall Governance over the last decade even manage to accelerate their pace of improvemen­t in the last five years. “Among those, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, and Kenya displayed the most impressive progressio­n, stepping up from 41st, 25th and 19th to 22nd, 15th and 11th ranks respective­ly over the past decade.

“On average on the continent, improvemen­ts in indicators related to health and infrastruc­ture stand out. “There are also recent and welcome improvemen­ts in Rule of Law and Transparen­cy and Accountabi­lity even if scores in the latter are still low,” Ibrahim said. The Foundation was establishe­d in 2006 with a focus on the critical importance of leadership and governance in Africa by providing tools to assess and support progress in leadership and governance.

The IIAG provides an annual assessment of the quality of governance in African countries and is the most comprehens­ive collection of data on African governance.

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