EVALUATION OF PROJECT FAILURES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN NIGERIA

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10371541

Authors

  • Okoro, Okechukwu Agha Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Science Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)

Keywords:

Project, Failures, Nigerian, Public sector

Abstract

This work is on evaluation of project failures in the public sector in Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to; analyze the effect of poor project management on public sector projects, determine the effect of unsupportive government policies on the public sector projects and determine the extent to which cost variations arising from inflation will contribute to public sector project failures in Nigeria. This research work adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of this study is up of some selected Government Ministries and Departments. The sampling method used for the study is convenience sampling with a sample size of 100 government workers. The retrieved copies of questionnaire were analysed using simple percentage and frequency counts with the aid of the software SPSS version 20. The result of the study revealed that Price inflation does significantly affect the causes of project failures in the Nigerian public sector, it also found that poor management does significantly affect causes of project failures in the Nigerian public sector, it finally revealed that unsupportive government policies do significantly affect causes of project failures in the Nigerian public sector. The study recommended that proper cost projection with consideration for the inflation rate should be done by the government, government functionaries should sharpen their skills from time to time through further education, especially project management skills and that government should consider the public by enacting policies that will be favorable to the public generally.

Published

2023-12-13

How to Cite

Okoro, O. A. (2023). EVALUATION OF PROJECT FAILURES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN NIGERIA. Interdisciplinary Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (IJAES), 10(4), 16–33. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10371541

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2023): October-December

Section

Original Peer Reviewed Articles
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