Research on corruption has become increasingly important. All international organizations emphasize the fight against corruption, codes of conduct in this area are gaining increasing importance in the eyes of multinational firms, and donor aid is willingly offered for effective reform programs. But training qualified students in anti-corruption, has not yet actually started. This is a requirement which universities will have to face in the future by making "good governance" and anti-corruption reform part of their programs. PD Dr. Johann Graf Lambsdorff, assistant professor at the University of Goettingen, offered a lecture in the economics of corruption at his University in April 2001. He is the creator of the Corruption Perceptions Index which is annually published by Transparency International.

On average it takes anything from 18 months to 3 years to register a charitable association in Nigeria. Generally referred to as Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) – which itself is a misnomer - these are in law, associations or bodies corporate with or without separate legal personality or land-holding capacity. Typically, they are formed for philanthropic purposes and run by trustees, whatever their preferred title. My beef in this essay is with the current slow and bureaucratic process of registration and supervision of what has become a key alternative and complementary channel of development for our people.