The poll, conducted by GlobeScan on behalf of BBC World Service, surveyed more than 13,000 people across 26 countries.
The release of the poll came a day ahead of the celebration of the 2010 United Nations Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday (today).
Mentioned by 49 per cent of Nigerians interviewed in the poll, corruption emerged as the most talked about global issue. Unemployment is the second most discussed topic (29 per cent).
Corruption is also considered the most serious global problem in Nigeria, with 43 per cent of Nigerians rating it as very serious.
The rising cost of food and energy is ranked as the second most important global problem, with 38 per cent, considering it very serious. Extreme poverty (37 per cent ) is ranked third with 37 per cent.
BBC Hausa Service is expected to use the findings of the poll to explore the issue of corruption in special programming on Thursday (today)
On Friday the station’s flagship interactive programme, Ra’ayi Riga (Have Your Say) will engage its multimedia audiences in a debate on the topic (corruption), on radio and online on bbchausa.com.
The findings show that more than one in five (21per cent) of those polled said they had discussed corruption and greed with friends and family over the past month; thus making it the most talked about global problem.
Climate change, extreme poverty and hunger, unemployment, and the rising cost of food and energy were next in the ranking.
The poll was commissioned by the BBC to understand the global issues considered most serious. GlobeScan coordinated fieldwork between June and September 2010. In Nigeria, 500 people were interviewed face-to-face nationwide between 14 and 26 July, 2010.
As the world marks this year’s anti-corruption day, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has said that Nigeria is making progress in its crusade against graft.
The ICPC Chairman, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, said at the inauguration of the commission’s National Anti-Corruption Volunteers Corps in Akure, Ondo State, that a recent survey by a United States- based Anti-corruption watchdog, Global Integrity, rated Nigeria as taking the frontline seat among countries that had been recording improvement in the fight against graft.
Ayoola, who was represented at the event by the agency’s Resident Consultant on Media and Public Matters, said, “The ICPC initiative of anti-corruption and transparency units in the federal ministries, departments and agencies has resulted in the big successes recorded for Nigeria.
“In a recent survey conducted in 57 countries of the world by a Washington DC based anti-corruption watchdog, Global Integrity, it was revealed that Nigeria got a composite of 64 from possible 100 after computing the final score in which more than 300 indicators of accountability, transparency and anti-corruption in governance were assessed.
“Nigeria got plus 10 from its previous performance in 2007 to qualify as one of the countries that made significant progress in the anti-corruption crusade.”
He assured that the ICPC would remain focussed in its support and protection for all members of the corps and other stakeholders as provided in sections 41 (c) of ICPC Act 200 to NAVC members.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom has restated its plan to foster Nigeria’s stability and development by assisting it in its war against corruption.
It said that UK‘s Department for International Development had between 2004 and 2009, assisted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the recovery of $ 6.2bn.
Hooman Nouruzi of the Press and Public Affairs in the British High Commission, Abuja, said in a statement on Wednesday, that the DFID also helped the EFCC in the return of $ 6.7bn of stolen assets and in the arraignment of 338 people on corruption charges.
He added that the DFID new Justice for All programme would scale up anti-corruption work in Nigeria.
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