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AHMED Jeleel Abioye , SARUMI Fausat Remilekun PhD.

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Public administration in Nigeria has long wrestled with inefficiency, opacity, and fragmented service delivery. E-governance initiatives digital ID systems, online procurement portals, and state-level service platform which promise more open, responsive bureaucracies. This abstract frame a review of those efforts. Nigeria’s public-administration landscape is marked by centralized authority, limited accountability, and uneven capacity across federal, state, and local tiers. Since the early 2000s, e-governance reforms such as the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), the National Identity Management Commission’s digital ID drive, and Lagos/Ogun e-service portals have sought to streamline processes, curb rent-seeking, and extend citizen access. This paper examines how digital adoption reshapes bureaucratic routines, budgetary control, and citizen-state interaction, drawing on policy documents and case studies from 2015-2024. Documentary method of gathering data was used Findings suggest modest gains in transparency and revenue tracking, but persistent gaps in infrastructure, digital literacy, and institutional resistance blunt transformative impact. The analysis suggest that e-governance alone cannot overhaul administration; sustained political will, harmonized standards, and grassroots capacity-building are needed for digital tools to translate into accountable governance. Key words: Public, Administration, E-Governance, Election

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