Corruption, Mismanagement, and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

The study investigates the intricate relationship between corruptions, mismanagement and the impediment of sustainable development in Nigeria. The study adopted both primary and secondary data. Purposive sampling techniques was employed to select the eight (8) ministries. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of corruption, mismanagement on sustainable development: The specific objectives are to identify mismanagement and government spending efficiency on sustainable development. The resulting data was subjected to coefficient of correlation and simple regression analysis. It was established that the three predictors had a significant impact on sustainable development (SDG’S) at 5% level of significance. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended among others: strengthening the anticorruption agencies, empowering civil society organizations and fostering citizen participation