Document forgery in Nigeria has become a widespread, normalized industry driven by systemic failures—collapsed meritocracy, a struggling education system, and corrupt, inefficient bureaucracies. Its consequences are severe: unqualified professionals in critical sectors, weakened investor confidence, devalued genuine achievements, and a national credibility crisis. The article argues that solving this epidemic requires digital verification systems, stronger institutions, cultural reorientation toward integrity, and expanded real opportunities for citizens.
The Forged Nation: How Document Falsification Became Nigeria’s Silent Epidemic by Lawson Akhigbe
Centre for Nigeria Progress 