Abstract:
Given Nigeria precarious financial situation which
emanated the economic crisis of 19808 and 19908, coupled
with the poor quality service rendered by the public
enterprises and their poor returns to investment, the
privatization and commercialization of public enterprises
aim at resolving an economic problem of operational
inefficiency. Policies were designed to guide the
implementation process of privatization and
commercialization programme, but the implementation
process of the policy has not been free from problems
resulting from controversing which confronts the
programme and the complex nature of our country Nigeria.
This study underscores some of the major issues and
problems of privatization and commercialization in Nigeria
and provides some guidelines for evolving optimal
modalities for a successful implementation. The first
chapter is introductory covering the background of the
study, statement of problems, research questions, study
objectives, research hypotheses which focus on problems of
implementation, significance of the study and scope and
limitation of the study. Chapter two is a study of relevant
literature, while chapter three takes a deep study on the
method of the research which involves the research design,
area of study, population of the study, sample size and
sampling procedure. Others are the sources and types of
data and instruments for data collection. Validity and
reliability of research instruments and method of data
collection are also contained in chapter three. Chapter four
deals with presentation and analysis of data while chapter
live deals with the summary of findings, conclusion and
recommendations
