Moral Degeneration and its Socio-Economic Implications in Nigeria

Abstract

From the beginning of civilization, the problem of man in his environment has been mainly that of immorality in all its anti-human segments. Man has destroyed himself and nations have collapsed for lack of moral strength or the enthronement of various unethical, fraudulent problems. This paper examines the sources of moral degeneration in Nigeria and the effect on the socio-economic experiences of Nigeria. It also prescribes those things that can help, to a large extent, give solution to this anti-developmental problem in Nigeria.