Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on June 21, 2019, 1:02 PM

In this piece, Mutiu uses data from his research to demonstrate a correlation between foreign funding of Nigerian journalists on corruption reporting and high ranking of the nation on corruption [lower is better]. Largely, Nigeria would have ranked lower on global corruption if the world does not know the nation is experiencing corruption. But with the funding and training, local media provide the data that help push Nigeria higher. He is not accusing anyone anything; he is a researcher. His conclusion creates a balance – the problem is the corrupt leadership: “It should be seen as a reality everyone in the region has to contend with as long as the despotic leadership remains”.