International Journal of Research in Business Studies ISSN: 2455-2992, Vol. 3 (1), June. 2018 June I 2018 IJRBS 99 Governance and Community Development in Nigeria  Mr. Usman Bappi Dr. Deepali Singh Research Scholar Associate Professor *Mr. Bilkisu Abubakar Mahdi Department of Public Administration Lecturer National Institute of Medical Science (NIMS) University, Jaipur Rajasthan, India. Abstract The role of Governance in community development cannot be over emphasize, every meaning of community development suggests that the government, the stakeholders and the public in the community need to work together to identify and maintain the social development system for development of local communities. One reason for the participation of the individuals in Community development is the belief that government alone can neither develop nor improve the communities. The Government, stakeholders and individuals in communities must help either way to bring about development. This paper examines the intensity as well as degree in which Governance contribute to successful community development projects in Gombe Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria. A total of 109 respondents were purposely selected with the aid of multi-stage sampling technique. Frequency counts, simple percentage, mean and standard deviation were utilized in realizing the main objectives of the study. It was observed that Governance with its six elements (Voice and accountability, violence-free and political stability, Government efficiency, Regulatory quality, respect for rule of law and corruption control) has a significant factor in the success of community development projects in Gombe local government. The study recommends amongst others, that Federal government needs to increase the local government funding in order to enable them carry out their functions effectively and that education should be given priority as there is no meaningful development without education. *Department of Public Administration, Gombe State University Tudun Wada, Gombe, Nigeria.