http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 1056 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 10, Issue 03, March 2019, pp. 1056–1064, Article ID: IJCIET_10_03_103 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijmet/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=10&IType=3 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed MEASURING MANPOWER UNDERUTILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ICT DRIVEN GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AND PARASTARTALS IN NIGERIA Osibanjo O. A; Falola H. O; Adeniji, A.A Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria Adeyeye. J.O Department of Business Administration, Federal University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi *Correspondent Author E mail: hezekiah.falola@covenantuniversity.edu.ng ABSTRACT The level of employees’ utilization in the world of work determines the level of the organisational growth and sustainable development. The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of manpower underutilization on the performance of selected public ministries and parastatals in Ogun State, Nigeria. A descriptive research method (Structural Equation Model (AMOS 21)) was applied, to analyse the two hundred and twenty-five copies of valid questionnaire completed by public servants in Ogun State, Nigeria using stratified sampling technique. The results show that strong relationship exists between Human Resource underutilization and organizational performance. Therefore, we can conclude that skill underutilization, knowledge underutilisation, skill/job mismatch and untapped human resource potentials have effects on organisation effectiveness Key words: Human Resource, Knowledge Underutilization, skill underutilisation, Untapped Human Resource, Performance, Public Servant. Cite this Article: Osibanjo O. A; Falola H. O; Adeniji, A.A; Adeyeye. J.O, Measuring Manpower Underutilization and Performance of ICT Driven Government Ministries and Parastartals in Nigeria, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 10(3), 2019, pp. 1056–1064. http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=10&IType=3 1. INTRODUCTION The most important asset of any organization is its human resources and the level of employees’ utilization is directly proportional to the performance of an organization. Performance can be viewed as a result-based perspective of the firm (or individual, or government) that shows the