FORENSIC ACCOUNTING EDUCATION AND CORRUPT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA.

The study focused on the effect of forensic Accounting education on corruption and fraudulent practices in Nigeria. Specifically the objec8was to examine the extent to which the teaching, techniques, skill, and research, practices and methods of forensic accounting on corrupt practices in Nigeria and also to find out the impact of forensic accounting standards on fraudulent practices in Nigeria. The study employed the use of descriptive survey study as its research design. Five specific objectives were generated to accomplish the general objectives of the study. The findings revealed that forensic accounting should be included in secondary school curriculum in order to create an early awareness of Students' on concept related to fraud and corrupt practices In order to achieve the objectives of the study the researcher employed the use of primary data to carry out this research and the research respondents were focused on Accounting staff, Non academic in busary department and final year students in the department of accounting. A total of one hundred and fifty-eight (158) Questionnaire were distributed. The results of the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive analysis. This study recommended that research and training on forensics Accounting should be strengthened, this is to ensure that new and innovative forensic accounting practices is found which in turn could connote into more effective ways for curbing corrupt practices. The results of this study wou6be of benefit to the government, industrialist, academia and future researchers. This study will assist government in designing policies that are geared towards curbing corruption practices in Nigeria.