Abstract:
The research focuses on Reengineering Nigeria Public Sector Organizations for efficiency. The objectives of this study are; to investigate the reasons for failure of public sector organizations in Nigeria; to evaluate how to reengineer Nigeria public sector organizations especially the PHCN and NNPC; to identify the impact of reengineering in Nigerian public sector organizations; to evaluate the problems that can be encountered in reengineering public sector organization in Nigeria. Primary and Secondary data were used. The population of the study is 1800, from which the sample size of 327 was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. The research instruments used were questionnaire and interview. Chi-square was used to test the hypotheses. The findings from the study reveal that; maladministration, government interference, corruption are the reasons for failure of Nigeria public sector organizations; adequate funding, training and developing employees’ privatization and commercialization could reengineer Nigeria public sector organizations; reengineering Nigeria public sector organizations could lead to provision of quality goods and services; financial constraints, corruption, bureaucratic bottleneck are challenges of reengineering public sector organizations. The study recommends that government should endeavour to motivate staff adequately to enhance efficiency and productivity; infrastructural facilities should be improved as a matter of urgency for sustainability of public organizations; Nigerian public sector organizations should be privatized or commercialized to avoid imminent collapse; transparency, good moral and ethical standards should be introduced as a rule in Nigerian public sector organizations.
