International Journal of Research in Arts and Social Sciences Vol 2 2010 Page 493 E-Governance As A Tool For Public Sector Development In Nigeria Felicia Osondu Okwueze Abstract The ultimate goal of public service today, is to deliver services to Nigerians, in line with the democratic ideals of new Nigeria. Public service has to ensure that services are provided in an equitable and transparent manner to redress the service delivery laxity in the public sector. This informs the advocacy for the clutch of digital technology in public service in a bid to cope with organizational changes and new skills required to improve on public service delivery As a response to growing level of digital technological impact, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigeria in 2001 approved the Nigerian National Information Technology (IT) policy. This vision is to make Nigeria an IT capable country in Africa and a key player in information society by the year 2020, using IT as the engine for sustainable development and global competitiveness. Today, modernizing the state without e- governance is not thinkable anymore both in theory and in practice. A growing number of developing countries have advanced in their practice of e-governance. Nigeria, as a nation, cannot relish in the disadvantages of being left behind in a globalizing world. Hence the call for the introduction of the use of e-governance in the Nigerian public sector administrative practices. Expectantly, this calls for the examination in this paper, of the problems and prospects associated with this new development in Nigeria, a developing nation. Like many other emerging economies, she has been making efforts to implement e-governance processes. E-governance is based on the premise that the more a government does its business online, the more it is trusted by the citizens and the less violent conflicts the society would have to contend with. Nigeria like many other emerging economies has been making efforts to implement e- governance processes. In fact, no aspect of ICTs touches so many as profoundly as does E-governance, especially in the areas of delivery of services, decision-making, knowledge management, communication, human resources, financial management and regulations. Out of necessity and importance, internet services should be made easily affordable to every Nigerian, reduce the digital divide problem, reduce the internet cost and solve Therefore, the search for effective and efficient service delivery in the public sector informs the need for the adoption of e-governance in Nigeria.