It considers whether facts is accessible on the safeguards governments have put in place to resolve corruption.
“Citizens’ engagement examines the channels by path of which members of the audience can declare including government institutions, improve concerns and take section in pertinent society processes.
“The document’s methodology assigns equal weight to the five categories, meaning each contributes one-fifth of a declare’s final rating.
A low points therefore indicates that a status performed poorly against the index’s transparency and disclosure criteria,” he explained
He said the condition assessment is guided by Nigerian laws and policies, including the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, and the Fiscal Responsibility Act, as well as applicable cross-border commitments.
How other states performed
Hence, Gombe scored 36.55 per cent, although Anambra and Abia recorded 36.19 per cent each.
Niger Status, Cross River and 31 other states have ranked low in transparency and integrity, according to a document by the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and People Integrity (CeFTPI).
On the other hand, Kaduna status emerged as Nigeria’s highest-ranked condition in the 2026 Transparency and Integrity Index, scoring 54.68 per cent
The document, published by the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Community Integrity (CeFTPI) and unveiled on Monday, September 28, assessed condition governments on the disclosure of people financial facts, procurement practices, individual resources and inclusion, anti-corruption measures, and citizens’ engagement.
Osun Declare ranked second alongside 50.54 per cent, followed by Kwara Status together with 48.19 per cent.
Rivers Declare came fourth together with 37.97 per cent, although Enugu and Kebbi states occupied fifth and sixth positions, respectively, together with 36.63 per cent each.
The findings showed a broad gap amid the highest- and lowest-ranked states, alongside a difference of 43.82 percentage points amid Kaduna and Niger.
The document showed that merely three of Nigeria’s 36 states scored at least 45 per cent, although 15 states, representing 40.5 per cent, recorded scores below 25 per cent.
Bayelsa and Yobe jointly ranked 34th alongside 14.86 per cent each, ahead of Niger, which occupied the bottom position.
The findings, according to the organisation, highlight broad differences in how declare governments declare facts regarding audience finances, government contracts, recruitment, anti-corruption measures and opportunities for citizens to occupy using audience institutions.
Presenting the announce, Executive Administrator at CEPTI, Dr. Oyo followed including 36.08 per cent, and Ekiti scored 35.21 per cent.
Bauchi recorded 34.67 per cent, Ondo 31.75 per cent, Kogi 31.11 per cent, Kano 30.86 per cent, Plateau 30.41 per cent and Delta 30.22 per cent.
Akwa Ibom scored 29.97 per cent, Katsina 29.78 per cent, whilst Lagos and Borno jointly recorded 28.19 per cent.
Adamawa scored 26.86 per cent, Nasarawa 26.67 per cent and Sokoto 26.22 per cent.
Furthermore, Zamfara scored 24 per cent, Jigawa 23.75 per cent, Edo 22.86 per cent, Benue 20.63 per cent, and Taraba 19.75 per cent.
Ogun recorded 18.86 per cent, Imo 18.67 per cent, Ebonyi 18.41 per cent, and Cross River 17.97 per cent.
The difference amid Kaduna, the highest-ranked status, and Niger, the lowest-ranked, was 43.82 percentage points.
…Ministry of youths, others rank lowest amid MDAs
Meanwhile, the federal ministry of youth and sports development, Metallurgical Training Institute Ontisha, Federal Polytechnic, Katungo, Gombe, Abuja Broadcasting Corporation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Hadeijia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority were ranked lowest within the MDAs in transparency and accountability ranking
Others on the list include Federal Medical Center, Katsina, Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka Kaduna situation, FCE Kontagora Niger, Federal Medical Center Keffi, Countrywide Tuberculosis and Leprosu Training Center, Zaria, Countrywide Commission for Rufugees, Migrants and IDPs and the Countrywide Cereals Inquiry Institute Bedeggi completed the list of bottom ten
In the same vein, top on the list of MDAs alongside complete transparency and accountability disclosures include the Nigerian Investment Promotion commission (NIPC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other connected Offences Commission (ICPC), Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), Countrywide Oil Spill Detection and Comments Agency and the Tertiary Education Trust Finance
Others are the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Nationwide Individual Rights Commission, Bank of Sector, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and Nigerian Domestic Petroleum Organization Limited (NNPCL) completed the list of the top ten agencies
Although commenting, the Director Universal of the Bureau of Community Approve Reforms, Dasuki Arabi said the declare is targeted at improving people facility transparency and boosting confidence in community space.
Fiscal transparency examines whether status governments upload budget documents, earnings and expenditure figures, allocations and audit reports.
“Accessible procurement assesses the availability of facts on government contracts, including tender notices, contract details and implementation reports.
“The person resources and inclusion synonyms examines the publication of facts on recruitment, promotion, staffing and inclusion in the community facility.
“This includes whether governments describe recruitment procedures and relevant material regarding their workforce.
“The oversight of corruption wording assesses the disclosure of anti-corruption measures, including appropriate policies and whistleblowing frameworks. Umar Yakubu said the condition assessment covers five areas including fiscal transparency, receptive procurement, people resources and inclusion, management of corruption, and citizens’ engagement.
“Each wording accounts for 20 per cent of the complete points.
Source: Niger, Cross River, 31 others rank low in transparency – Report
