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This edited volume explores the evolution of public sector reforms in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999. Marked by decades of inefficiency, corruption, and underperformance, Nigeria s public sector has long required structural transformation. It critically examines the reform initiatives that emerged under President Obasanjo s administration and beyond, offering a comprehensive review of the strategies, outcomes, and lingering challenges across multiple administrations. With an emphasis on democratic governance and developmental state-building, the book contributors explore reform efforts in civil service restructuring, digital governance, anti-corruption, education, agriculture, pensions, security, housing, and power sector transformation. This volume also assesses policy tools like the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-025 (FCSSIP25), and the role of innovation in service delivery. Special attention is given to sector-specific case studies and the use of empirical and econometric approaches to evaluate reform impacts.
It includes comparative perspectives from Ghana, South Africa, and Côte d Ivoire. This volume not only enhances the sparse academic literature on Nigeria s public sector reforms but also provides practical insights for policymakers, scholars, and reform practitioners.
By situating Nigerian reforms within the broader context of democratic consolidation and governance reform in Africa, this work underscores the public sector's pivotal role in delivering services, implementing policy, mobilizing revenue, and strengthening intergovernmental coordination. It will benefit scholars, students, policymakers, and development partners engaged in African governance, public administration, and institutional reform.
List of contents
Introduction Chapter: Chapter 1. Reforming the Nigerian Public Sector in the Fourth Republic.- Chapter 2. Public Sector Reform in Nigeria: Conceptual and Theoretical Overview.- Chapter 3. Pockets of Effectiveness as a Perspective for Public Sector Research and Reform in Nigeria.- Chapter 4. E-Government and Public Service Reform in Nigeria: A Study of Implementation Outcomes and Challenges.- Chapter 5. Anti-Corruption in Nigeria: Leveraging Digital Technology as a Complementary Reform Tool.- Chapter 6. An Assessment of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) Implementation in the Nigerian Federal Public Service, 2007 2022.- Chapter 7. Measuring Investors Response to Nigeria s Economic Reforms A Time Series Econometric Approach Chapter 8. A Review of Nigeria s Defense Sector Reforms under the Buhari Administration(2015-2023).- Chapter 9. An appraisal of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-025(FCSSIP25) for the Transformation of Nigeria s Federal Civil Service.- Chapter 10. Pension Reforms and Retiree Welfare in the Nigeria Public Service.- Chapter 11. Local Government Reforms in Nigeria s Fourth Republic, 1999-2023.- Chapter 12. Increasing Insecurity and the Imperative for the Expansion of the Security.- Architecture: Interrogating the Emergence of Amotekun as a Security Outfit in South West Nigeria.- Chapter 13. Evaluating the Impact of Change and Continuity on Agricultural Input Policies in.- Nigeria, 1999-2023.- Chapter 14. The Logic of the Neoliberal Power Sector Reform in Nigeria: The Mismatch Agenda.- Chapter 15. Higher Education Reform in Nigeria: The Challenges of Proliferation, Funding and Management of Universities in A 21st Century Developing Economy.- Chapter 16. Policy Support for Self-built Incremental Housing Construction in Nigeria.- Chapter 17. Democracy and Public Sector Reforms: Ghana s Fourth Republic in Perspective.- Chapter 18. Politicised Public Service in South Africa: Practitioners Dilemma.- Chapter 19. Reform of Agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire: Between Diversification and Competition among Crops.- Chapter 20. Reflections on the African Public Sector in the Post-COVID-19 Period.- Conclusion.
About the author
David U. Enweremadu is a Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He obtained a PhD from the Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, France (2006).
Joseph R.A. Ayee is an Independent Scholar in Accra, Ghana. He is a retired Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Ghana. He obtained a PhD in Public Policy and Political Science from the Hebrew University. He has taught at the University of Swaziland, University of Ghana and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and supervised 25 PhD and 40 M.Phil. students.
Summary
This edited volume explores the evolution of public sector reforms in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999. Marked by decades of inefficiency, corruption, and underperformance, Nigeria’s public sector has long required structural transformation. It critically examines the reform initiatives that emerged under President Obasanjo’s administration and beyond, offering a comprehensive review of the strategies, outcomes, and lingering challenges across multiple administrations. With an emphasis on democratic governance and developmental state-building, the book contributors explore reform efforts in civil service restructuring, digital governance, anti-corruption, education, agriculture, pensions, security, housing, and power sector transformation. This volume also assesses policy tools like the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-025 (FCSSIP25), and the role of innovation in service delivery. Special attention is given to sector-specific case studies and the use of empirical and econometric approaches to evaluate reform impacts.
It includes comparative perspectives from Ghana, South Africa, and Côte d’Ivoire. This volume not only enhances the sparse academic literature on Nigeria’s public sector reforms but also provides practical insights for policymakers, scholars, and reform practitioners.
By situating Nigerian reforms within the broader context of democratic consolidation and governance reform in Africa, this work underscores the public sector's pivotal role in delivering services, implementing policy, mobilizing revenue, and strengthening intergovernmental coordination. It will benefit scholars, students, policymakers, and development partners engaged in African governance, public administration, and institutional reform.
