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Abubakar Malami speaks about the controversial withdrawal of corruption charges against former Gombe State governor, Danjuma Goje, that was widely viewed as political rather than in public interest.

Experts and businesspeople around the world perceive the country as neither ‘highly corrupt’ nor ‘very clean. But its seen as a little less clean than a year ago.

While 2022 has seen some progress, advanced economies are still not pulling their weight in the fight against cross-border corruption.

The UK dropped seven places to rank 18th among 180 nations and territories on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2022.

In the Americas, inaction against corruption is fuelling organised criminal activities, undermining human rights and threatening development.

Transparency International's annual report declares Denmark the least corrupt country, while Somalia remains at the bottom of the list.

Latvia is still in the worst position among the Baltic states in the latest Transparency International Global Corruption Perceptions Index, released January 30.

The Middle East and North Africa average declined on the 2022 CPI, hitting a low of 38 after years of stagnation.

Bangladesh has ranked 147th out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2022, a list compiled by anti-graft watchdog Transparency International.

Despite Finland's high ranking, the Finnish branch of Transparency International noted that the index has limited means to evaluate the level of corruption within a country.