Review of public administration and management vol. According to wikipedia 2014 eadministration, or electronic administration, refers to. Several theories could be used strength of the local government in order to continually to explain the pathetic situations of local government perpetrate unfair exchange5. Nigerias women must be integrated into power and reckoning on the basis of the post beijing demand of 35 percent, or better. The research took place against a background of few empirical studies of idps in nigeria specifically within the purview of the united nations guiding principles on internal displacement.
Almost all successive administrations in nigeria introduce one administrative change or another. Conceptual framework across all developmental system in transitional economies of the world, which nigeria is one, the term rural has been technically taken to signify any area of underdevelopment, poverty and thin population. National security and development in nigeria article pdf available in african journal of business management 623. Pdf contemporary issues in development administration. Nigeria has overtaken south africa as the continents largest economy after it overhauled its gross domestic product data for the first time in more than two decades official figures for 20. But the problem with nigeria is that there is no difference between an educated president and not so enlightened ones in terms of their leadership. In nigeria, various successive administration had have tried to promote the goals of nigerias foreign policy.
This is particularly so as we approach the 2015 elections. Development strategy for nigeria moses akpobasah at a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. Omolaja, president, international college of management and technology, ayetoroyewa, nigeria jel. As noted by ikeanyibe 2009, development planning has been a consistent phenomenon in nigerias administration since 1946.
Economic visions and national development plans in nigeria. Nigerias foreign policy is virtually afro centric in nature, aniwofose and enemuo 1999 described these objectives as spelt out by section 20 of the 1989 constitution of nigeria which is as follows. Urban and regional planning and development administration in. However, when the value is discounted for inequality, the hdi falls to 0. In spite of its importance its prosecution in the past had been left entirely in the. For any responsive and dependable political system, the development of the rural areas must be its major concern. New development in land administration nigeria by m. Public bureaucracy collects data for government decisions. The vastly expanded government activities range from universal basic education in nigeria to multimillion naira projects all over the entire society that public.
This report is an update, taking into account recent developments. Pdf development administration and social change in nigeria. The colonial and postcolonial transformation of african. According to wikipedia 2014 e administration, or electronic administration, refers to. Public administration and the management of nigerias. The introduction of national economic empowerment and development strategy. The study seeks to examine local government, good governance and sustainable development in nigeria.
Nigeria is the most populous country in africa, and one of the fastest growing countries in the world. Public administration in nigeria is faced with a lot of challenges. The objectives of this paper, therefore, are to appraise the organizational format of rural development programmes in nigeria. Administration in national development onichakwe, charles chimezie email. Heeks 2010 describes that eadministration covers g2g relation to improve administrative processes in hierarchical organisation. In nigerias sociopolitical context, with multiplicity of culture, diversity of languages and differentiated needs and means, the importance of such an organization in fostering the needed national consciousness, unity and relative uniformity as well. In modern ghana, the kingdom of mamprusi, for instance, is traceable back to the 0s. Historical development of educational administration in nigeria. Problems and prospects of public administration in nigeria. Development and administration i graduate school of asia and pacific studies university of waseda, tokyojapan 2008 2. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos state, nigeria. The administration of rural development in nigeria sage journals.
Also administration may be used to mean the period of office of the leader of a country, especially of the president of a country. Public administration and the management of nigerias natural. The average loss due to inequality for low hdi countries is 31. Local government administration in nigeria and community. For instance, during the babangida administration in nigeria. National development, development, nigeria, developing society, governance, development plan. These and other factors may largely explain the failure of development planning and administration in nigeria ibietan and oghator, 20. Nigeria lies within the tropics with two main vegetation zones. Expulsion of illegal aliens from nigeria the action of shagari administration with respect to sudden expulsion of illegal aliens from nigeria, all in the name of national interest, was a behaviour that was quite inimical to national development. Several theories could be used strength of the local government in order to continually to explain the pathetic situations of local government perpetrate. Despite the strategies adopted by various governments in nigeria to address agriculture and rural. Pdf development administration aims at stimulating the sociopolitical and economic development of less developed countries ldcs. Policy implementation and its challenges in nigeria effiong, a. Improving rural development administration in nigeria sciencedirect.
Meanwhile, the politics and economy of the country revolves around natural resources. Indeed, a new administration is in place in nigeria since may 2007 and in may 2008 the bank has refocused its governance and strategic directions for 20082012 to assist african countries build capable and. The objective of land administration in nigeria is to ensure that. Irrespective of the above observation, the main focus of this paper remains the contributions of education to national development. Nigeria becomes africas largest economy get the data. Rural development in nigeria is a very important and popular economic activity. The essence of development administration is to bring about change through integrated, organised and properly directed governmental action. The paper canvassed the need for synergy and collaborative approach to community development and reform initiatives anchored on theory to practice policy inclination. Additionally, the scope of government activities pervades the. In 2005, nigeria adopted the national policy on population for sustainable development 2004, the second such strategy in the nations history. Nigeriapolicy development facility phase ii pdf ii dai. Abstract emerging trends point to good governance as a panacea towards accelerated development in economic, political and social sectors of nations. In nigeria s sociopolitical context, with multiplicity of culture, diversity of languages and differentiated needs and means, the importance of such an organization in fostering the needed national consciousness, unity and relative uniformity as well.
Five of such contributions deserve special mention. There is therefore the need to refocus the discipline in the new nations with nigeria inclusive to meet the exigencies of development. National interest and national development in nigeria. The process which is generally referred to as redtapism is a serious threat to public administration in nigeria willian, 1985. There are many subjects in africa, such as racial characteristics. The bank undertook a governance profile mission in nigeria in december 2006. Senior lecturer head of public administration department, rivers state college of arts and science, rumuola, port harcourt, rivers state, nigeria, west africa. Historical epochs of local government administration in. A case study of emohua local government area of rivers state 20012012. Journal of public administration and policy research vol.
Development administration is about projects, programs, policies and ideas which are focused at development of a nation, with the point of view of socioeconomic and sociopolitical development of society in general, carried out by talented and skilled bureaucrats. Heeks 2010 describes that e administration covers g2g relation to improve administrative processes in hierarchical organisation. Development administration as a system of government and strategy for development was. The development of information and communication technologies. Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999 with the enthusiasm to chat new political and socioeconomic dispensation. Nigerias rich potentials, especially of cultural tourism, must be developed, and this includes sports administration. Repositioning nigeria public administration for national development the challenge of national development and transformation makes it imperative for the machinery of government responsible for it, to be reengineered in order to meet up with the core demands of national developments. Awinsong moses allor awinsong is a history graduate student from feonamoo in ghana. Data is not only collected and assembled by administrators, but they evaluate the same for decisionmaking.
Although the paramountcy of chiefs was undone by colonial rule, traditional rulers have served as important adjuncts in the administration of postcolonial government in both africa and oceania. Olusola atilola, nigeria land administration reform in nigerian fig congress 2010 facing the challenges building the capacity sydney, australia, 1116 april 2010 316 land administration reform in nigerian. It has a federation of 36 states and the federal capital territory, abuja. The colonial and postcolonial transformation of african chieftaincy. Institute of development administration of nigeria idan in collaboration with distance learning centre university of ibadan, ibadan nigeria 20152016 professional postgraduate diploma and advance diploma in development administration by distance learning mode. The programme promoted clean energy generation through its role in the implementation of nigerias electrification strategy and the creation of green bonds. Development administration and social change in nigeria sens argument that development is an integrated process of substantive freedom expansio n, which covers political, economic and tech. Foreign aid, economic growth and efficiency development. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos state, nigeria adejuwon, kehinde david department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. Historical development of educational administration in. Pdf ii supported the nigerian government in making its ministries, departments, and agencies more efficient, leading to substantial financial savings and increased transparency.
Jan 14, 2016 development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras. Political and industrial conditions, labour, disease, currency, banking. In terms of policy, therefore, the lagos plan of action of 1980 of the oau had produced pan and pro african measures for africas development and the united nations development system had promised so many things for all by the year 2000 before dumping the unfulfilled promises for the millemium development goals mdgs. Problems and prospect of local government administration in nigeria in nigeria, local government is the third tier of the administrative structure, following the federal and the state government. The united nations division of public administration cited in ola and tonwe 2009 views local government as a political division of a nation which is.
Additionally, the scope of government activities pervades the entire socioeconomic structure of the society. Introduction the pride of any government is the attainment of higher value level of development in such a way that its citizens would derive natural attachment to governance. This assertion implies that the knowledge, attitude, societal norms and orientation which people hold. The management and governance of natural resources is therefore crucial in nigeria. So to speak, the local government is the closest structure to the people since it has to do with the grassroots. This paper examines the evolution of the chieftaincy, particularly as an agent of administration, in west africa niger and nigeria and melanesia vanuatu. Omolaja, president, international college of management and technology. Nature of the nigerian economy nigeria is one of the largest geographical units in west africa and occupies a land area of 923,768 square kilometers. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in africa. An assessment of the relevance of development administration as. Public administration attempts to explain how decisions in government are made as well as administering projects to carry out those. The era of fixed medium term plan 19621985 witnessed four successful plans in nigeria. Thus, to understand the evolutionary dynamics of development administration in africa, it is crucial to categorize the changes that occurred into the precolonial, colonial and postcolonial time periods. These are the era of fixed term planning 196285, the era of rolling plan 19901998, and the new democratic dispensation 1999 till date.
After the introduction, the paper makes some conceptual. A model of development administration must contain the following points. Local government administration in nigeria problems and. Historical epochs of local government administration in nigeria. Policy implementation and its challenges in nigeria. In the recent past the governments in most of the developing nations have shifted their focus on development by means of planned change and peoples participation. With this shift of administrative concern towards developmental objectives the researchers. The policy has a 2015 end date for most targets, and aims to improve standards of living and quality of life for nigerias people by addressing the complex. H83,n47 abstract administration cannot be practiced in isolation of the culture of the society.
Pdf poorly functioning of publicsector institutions and weak governance are. Nigeria always hid under this umbrella carved for them by theoretical framework. In nigeria, it operates a single tier, while in britain, usa, france and india are multi tiers. Nigerias 2004 national policy on population for sustainable. The policy development facility ii was a flexible, rapidresponse facility that supported champions of changeprimarily federal ministers, but also other highlevel government officials such as the office of the vice presidentto implement economic and social policies that further reduce poverty in nigeria pdf ii supported the nigerian government in making its ministries. Development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras. The federation is madeup of 774 local government councils area. Some problems of administration and development in nigeria jstor. Public administration simply refers to the methods, processes and mechanisms put in place in the implementation of government policies. The objective of this paper therefore is to examine the challenges and prospects of implementing egovernance in nigeria for service delivery. As noted by ikeanyibe 2009, development planning has been a consistent phenomenon in nigeria s administration since 1946.
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