Benefits And Challenges Of E-Government Implementation In Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines the benefits and challenges of e-government implementation in Nigeria. E government has become an important practice among public sector in Nigeria. The introduction of e-government services such as IT usage and other web-based telecommunication technologies enhance improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in the public sector, It was in line with this that the study aim at examining the influence of e-government on governance service delivery in Nigeria with emphasis on benefits and challenges of e-government implementation in Nigeria. System theory was the theory applied since it explains why some actions within the society impedes smooth implementation of e-government in spite of its tremendous benefits in curtailing illegalities in bureaucratic transactions. The findings of the study revealed that the social cankerworm called corruption impedes e-government implementation in Nigeria and that infrastructural deficit also inhibit e-government implementation in the country. The study therefore, recommends that government should improve infrastructural facilities at all levels. Infrastructure is crucial to a country’s development and that government should intensify efforts in the fight against social cankerworm called corruption which is very rampant in government business.