Ghost projects, bribes & duplexes: Inside the hidden tax Nigerians pay 

    Oluwole Crowther | Top Stories | Aug 28, 2025    
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Nigerians aren’t just paying more at the market, data on the correlation between inflation and the Transparency International’s corruption index show they are paying a hidden tax of corruption. 

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