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Item Governance, Corruption and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Sociological Explanation.(Department of Sociology, Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, 2019-09) Fagbamila, Olumide David; Aina, Monday; Orekoya OlawandeCorruption is seen as a social and economic problem that has permeated into every society world wide. Though its intensity and gravity varies from one country to the other, hardly is there a country that is free of corrupt practices. The upsurge in the perpetration of the act in Africa, especially in Nigeria, has reached alarming proportions. This is because virtually every institution in the country has been adversely affected; economy, politics, education, health among others and has obstructed the overall national development of the country. Unfortunately, our leaders (political and economic) have been at the fore front in the perpetration of this corrupt act. However, such high prevalence of corrupt practices in Nigeria cannot be divorced from the issue of governance in the country. The immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan (2011-2015) has been dented with poor governance coupled with lack of political will which in turn create suitable atmosphere for corruption to thrive in the country. The resultant effects thus manifest in the area of underdevelopment and decadence in virtually every part of Nigerian society which is currently a source of concern to Nigerians. This paper thus examines how bad governance aids corruption in Nigeria and how corruption in turn obstructs development in general. It explores social action theory and primitive accumulation of wealth theory in explaining the phenomenon of governance and corruption in Nigeria. It attempts to suggest some ways by which the country can be better governed as well as various ways through which corruption can be reduced to its barest minimum in Nigeria.Item Perceived Changing Norms, Occupational Status and Attitude towards Corrupt Practices in Selected Law Enforcement Agencies in Kwara State(Faculty of Social Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyingba, 2019-09) Aina, Monday; Fagbamila Olumide David; Adojo, EThere are a number of records that clearly prove the intensity of corrupt practices among Nigerian police officers. On daily basis, police officers extort money from motorists, traders, and innocent people and endanger their lives. Also, in some cases, they align with armed robbers and other deadly people and put the lives of people in great risk. There are many factors contributing to corrupt practices and the writer focus on occupational status. Occupational status involves individual wealth, income, prestige among others. It should be noted that most Nigerian police officers are receiving ridiculous low salaries and as expected, these salaries are not enough to take care of their basic fundamental needs. Since they cannot satisfy their needs, they may need to find alternatives. These alternatives may revolve around collecting bribes and engaging in many corrupt practices. In order to minimize corrupt practices among Nigerian police officers, government should endeavour to review salaries of police force since they deal with life. 120 respondents were considered for this study and responses were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). From the responses, it can be deduced that occupational status truly influence attitude towards corruption.