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Corruption is generally regarded as the single most important impediment to Africa's development. It evidently accounts for the high levels of unemployment, poverty and diseases in several parts of the continent. In the case of Nigeria, world's most populous black nation that is also recognized for its abundant natural endowments, including crude oil and several other mineral resources, corruption is so endemic and life threatening. Indeed, General Muhammadu Buhari (who became President in May 2015), then as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections, for instance repeatedly sounded the note of warning, during the electioneering campaigns, as to how the problem of corruption could kill Nigeria if it was not appropriately addressed in good time. This opinion probably represents the views of concerned Nigerians in general.