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Digi al Go e nance and E-Go e nmen T ans o ma ion in Public Se ice
Deli e y in Nige ia
Nwambuko, Temple C.1, Eyiko ogha, Queen2, Chigozie, Joy N.3
1,2,3Depa men o Public Adminis a ion, Fede al Uni e si y O uoke, Bayelsa S a e
ABSTRACT: The in eg a ion o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion has become a co ne s one o public
adminis a ion e o m globally, pa icula ly in imp o ing e iciency, anspa ency, and accoun abili y in public se ice deli e y.
This s udy examines he impac o digi al go e nance ini ia i es in Nige ia, ocusing on hei ole in enhancing e iciency, p omo ing
accoun abili y, and iden i ying key challenges ha hinde hei e ec i eness. The s udy adop ed he Technology–O ganiza ion–
En i onmen (TOE) amewo k as i s heo e ical ounda ion. Using a desc ip i e su ey design, da a we e collec ed om 300
esponden s d awn om h ee key ede al minis ies and ci izens in e ac ing wi h e-go e nmen pla o ms. Quan i a i e da a we e
analysed using desc ip i e s a is ics, Chi-squa e es s, Pea son’s co ela ion, and mul iple eg ession, while quali a i e insigh s we e
ob ained h ough key in o man in e iews. The indings e eal ha digi al go e nance ini ia i es ha e signi ican ly imp o ed
e iciency and anspa ency, pa icula ly h ough pla o ms such as he T easu y Single Accoun (TSA), In eg a ed Pay oll and
Pe sonnel In o ma ion Sys em (IPPIS), and Go e nmen In eg a ed Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS).
Howe e , he esul s also show ha sys emic ba ie s including weak ICT in as uc u e, low digi al li e acy, and en enched
co up ion con inue o unde mine ull-scale ans o ma ion. The s udy concludes ha while Nige ia has made no able p og ess,
sus ainable digi al go e nance equi es s onge in as uc u e in es men , enhanced digi al li e acy, policy consis ency, and deepe
ci izen inclusi eness.
KEYWORDS: Digi al go e nance, E-go e nmen , Public se ice deli e y, T anspa ency, Nige ia
INTRODUCTION
Digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion ha e eme ged as c i ical pilla s o con empo a y public adminis a ion,
pa icula ly in he ques o mode nise s a e ins i u ions and imp o e he e iciency o public se ice deli e y. In he 21s cen u y, he
in eg a ion o digi al echnologies in o go e nance p ocesses has become indispensable o enhancing anspa ency, accoun abili y,
and ci izen pa icipa ion in go e nmen ac i i ies [1]. Go e nmen s wo ldwide a e inc easingly adop ing digi al pla o ms o
s eamline se ice deli e y, educe bu eauc a ic bo lenecks, and os e inclusi i y. In de eloping na ions such as Nige ia, whe e
public sec o ine iciency, co up ion, and poo se ice deli e y emain ecu en challenges, digi al go e nance p o ides an
oppo uni y o add ess sys emic weaknesses and enhance ci izen us in go e nmen ins i u ions [2].
Nige ia has made signi ican s ides in in oducing e-go e nmen ini ia i es, including he T easu y Single Accoun (TSA),
Go e nmen In eg a ed Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS), and he In eg a ed Pay oll and Pe sonnel In o ma ion
Sys em (IPPIS), all o which aim o p omo e anspa ency and accoun abili y in public inance [3]. Addi ionally, digi isa ion o
se ices such as he online Co po a e A ai s Commission egis a ion po al, he Na ional Iden i y Managemen Sys em, and e-
passpo p ocessing demons a es Nige ia’s g adual emb ace o digi al solu ions in go e nance [4]. Howe e , despi e hese e o s,
challenges such as inadequa e in as uc u e, digi al illi e acy, cybe insecu i y, and limi ed b oadband pene a ion cons ain he
e ec i eness o e-go e nmen ans o ma ion [5].
The signi icance o digi al go e nance in Nige ia canno be o e s a ed, pa icula ly in ligh o ci izen demands o mo e e icien ,
accessible, and anspa en public se ices. E-go e nmen ans o ma ion, i e ec i ely implemen ed, holds he po en ial o educe
co up ion, enhance public sec o accoun abili y, and os e socio-economic de elopmen by b idging he gap be ween go e nmen
and ci izens [6]. Agains his backd op, i is impe a i e o c i ically examine he dynamics o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen
ans o ma ion in Nige ia, ocusing on hei impac on public se ice deli e y. This pape he e o e explo es how Nige ia’s digi al
go e nance ini ia i es a e shaping se ice e iciency, anspa ency, and inclusi eness, while also iden i ying he pe sis en
challenges ha hinde hei e ec i eness.
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Despi e g owing in e es in digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ini ia i es ac oss he globe, Nige ia con inues o s uggle wi h
e ec i e implemen a ion and u ilisa ion o hese echnologies in public se ice deli e y. While policies such as he T easu y Single
Accoun (TSA), Go e nmen In eg a ed Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS), and In eg a ed Pay oll and
Pe sonnel In o ma ion Sys em (IPPIS) ha e imp o ed inancial accoun abili y, challenges such as inadequa e ICT in as uc u e,
poo in e ne pene a ion, low digi al li e acy, and weak ins i u ional capaci y pe sis [5]. Mo eo e , many e-go e nmen pla o ms
a e o en cha ac e ised by ine iciencies, poo use expe iences, and limi ed accessibili y, which es ic hei po en ial in enhancing
anspa ency, e iciency, and ci izen us in go e nmen se ices [4].
The p oblem is u he compounded by high le els o co up ion, esis ance o change wi hin he bu eauc acy, and inconsis en
policy implemen a ion ha hinde sus ainable adop ion o digi al go e nance ools [2]. This aises c i ical ques ions abou whe he
Nige ia’s ongoing digi al ans o ma ion e o s a e uly ansla ing in o imp o ed public se ice deli e y o whe he hey emain
symbolic ges u es wi hou meaning ul impac . Add essing hese gaps equi es an in-dep h examina ion o he ex en o which digi al
go e nance ini ia i es enhance e iciency, anspa ency, and inclusi eness in Nige ia’s public adminis a ion.
Based on he abo e, he s udy aised he ollowing ques ions - o wha ex en has digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen
ans o ma ion imp o ed e iciency in public se ice deli e y in Nige ia? How do digi al go e nance ini ia i es in luence
anspa ency and accoun abili y in Nige ia’s public sec o ? And wha challenges hinde he e ec i e implemen a ion o digi al
go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion in Nige ia? The speci ic objec i es include - o examine he impac o digi al
go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion on he e iciency o public se ice deli e y in Nige ia; o analyse he ole o digi al
go e nance in p omo ing anspa ency and accoun abili y in Nige ia’s public adminis a ion; and o iden i y he majo challenges
a ec ing he success ul implemen a ion o digi al go e nance ini ia i es in Nige ia. Finally, he s udy is hypo hesized he ollowing
- digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion signi ican ly imp o e e iciency in public se ice deli e y in Nige ia; digi al
go e nance ini ia i es ha e a signi ican posi i e e ec on anspa ency and accoun abili y in Nige ia’s public sec o ; and
Implemen a ion challenges such as inadequa e ICT in as uc u e, low digi al li e acy, and co up ion signi ican ly hinde he success
o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion in Nige ia.
LITERATURE REVIEW
The s udy adop ed he hema ic s yle o li e a u e e iew on hemes which de ine he essence o he esea ch in es iga ion.
Digi al Go e nance and E iciency in Public Se ice Deli e y
E iciency is widely ci ed as one o he mos immedia e bene i s o digi al go e nance e o ms. By au oma ing bu eauc a ic
p ocedu es, digi ising eco ds, and educing eliance on manual sys ems, go e nmen s can achie e as e p ocessing imes, minimise
e o s, and lowe adminis a i e cos s [1][6]. The e iciency a gumen is g ounded in New Public Managemen (NPM) and ICT- o -
de elopmen heo ies, which emphasise manage ialism, esponsi eness, and cos -e ec i eness as key ou comes o echnological
in eg a ion in go e nance [7][9].
Global e idence demons a es ha e-go e nmen ini ia i es can sho en se ice deli e y chains and inc ease eliabili y. Fo ins ance,
s udies in Eas Asia highligh how digi al po als o ax adminis a ion signi ican ly educed ansac ion ime o ci izens while
imp o ing e enue mobilisa ion [10]. Simila ly, Be o , Jaege and McClu e ound ha ICT adop ion s eamlines bu eauc a ic
p ocesses by limi ing edundancies in eco d-keeping and p omo ing g ea e in e -agency coo dina ion [11].
In Nige ia, empi ical indings a e mixed bu inc easingly posi i e. Adegbola and Oyewole show ha e-go e nmen e o ms
enhanced imeliness and esponsi eness in minis ies adop ing digi al pla o ms o licensing and ci il se ice ec ui men [3]. Oni
e al obse ed ha digi al poli ical pa icipa ion ools imp o ed esponsi eness and educed delays in se ice eques s, indi ec ly
enhancing e iciency [4]. Public inancial managemen e o ms such as he In eg a ed Pay oll and Pe sonnel In o ma ion Sys em
(IPPIS) and Go e nmen In eg a ed Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS) we e designed no only o cu b co up ion
bu also o educe duplica ion and bu eauc a ic bo lenecks in pay oll and budge ing [12].
Despi e hese achie emen s, limi a ions pe sis . Oko -Uma a gues ha wi hou o ganisa ional es uc u ing, digi isa ion isks
au oma ing ine iciency, as ou da ed p ocedu es may simply be ans e ed o elec onic sys ems [2]. In Nige ia, Awoleye and
Ojuloge ound ha in as uc u e bo lenecks, poo in e ope abili y be ween pla o ms, and inadequa e s a aining o en hinde
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ealisa ion o e iciency gains [5]. Fo example, al hough IPPIS educed pay oll aud, delays in sys em upda es and weak
coo dina ion ac oss minis ies c ea ed new adminis a i e challenges [3].
Ano he dimension conce ns ci izen expe ience. E iciency in se ice deli e y mus be assessed no only om he go e nmen ’s
pe spec i e bu also om he use ’s s andpoin . Resea ch sugges s ha digi ised se ices educe wai ing imes and a el cos s, bu
low in e ne pene a ion and high da a cos s in Nige ia disp opo iona ely a ec u al popula ions [5]. Thus, while e iciency may
imp o e wi hin go e nmen , ci izens’ access o e icien se ices is no uni o mly dis ibu ed.
O e all, he li e a u e a i ms ha digi al go e nance imp o es adminis a i e e iciency in Nige ia, bu he scale o bene i s depends
on complemen a y e o ms in o ganisa ional p ocesses, s a aining, and in as uc u e. Fu u e s udies should adop longi udinal
app oaches o e alua e whe he e iciency gains a e sus ained o e ime and ac oss di e en minis ies.
Digi al Go e nance, T anspa ency and Accoun abili y
A cen al s and o he e-go e nmen li e a u e links digi alisa ion wi h imp o ed anspa ency and accoun abili y in public
adminis a ion. Theo e ically, digi al go e nance c ea es audi ails, educes disc e ion in decision-making, and allows in o ma ion
o be disclosed in eal ime o bo h o e sigh ins i u ions and ci izens [1][6]. E-p ocu emen sys ems, open budge ing pla o ms, and
in eg a ed inancial managemen sys ems ha e been widely s udied as ools o enhancing iscal discipline and cu bing co up ion
[7][8].
In de eloping-coun y con ex s, empi ical e idence is mixed. Be o e al. a gue ha ICT pla o ms can educe oppo uni ies o
co up p ac ices by limi ing ace- o- ace in e ac ions and enhancing da a aceabili y, bu wa n ha success depends on b oade
go e nance amewo ks [8]. Simila ly, Kim, Kim and Lee ound ha e-go e nmen adop ion posi i ely co ela es wi h lowe
co up ion le els in c oss-na ional analysis, hough ins i u ional quali y emained a s ong mode a ing ac o [13].
In Nige ia, he in oduc ion o he T easu y Single Accoun (TSA), In eg a ed Pay oll and Pe sonnel In o ma ion Sys em (IPPIS)
and Go e nmen In eg a ed Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS) ha e been widely documen ed as c i ical e-
go e nmen ini ia i es aimed a s eng hening iscal anspa ency [3][12]. These e o ms epo edly educed ghos wo ke s,
enhanced budge moni o ing, and p o ided go e nmen agencies wi h mo e accu a e and imely expendi u e da a. Fo example,
s udies on IPPIS highligh i s ole in elimina ing duplica e sala y paymen s and enabling cleane pay oll eco ds) [2][12].
Howe e , anspa ency ou comes a e no au oma ic. Schola s no e ha while digi al sys ems gene a e da a, he ex en o which his
in o ma ion is made public and ac ed upon de e mines accoun abili y [1][4]. Ci ic engagemen capaci y and ins i u ional ollow-
h ough a e c i ical. Awoleye and Ojuloge cau ion ha weak in e ne pene a ion and low digi al li e acy limi he abili y o ci izens
o access inancial dashboa ds o p ocu emen po als, he eby educing he anspa ency di idend [5].
Fu he mo e, poli ical dynamics emain in luen ial. As Osei-Assibey obse ed in Ghana’s e-go e nance expe ience, en enched
in e es s may esis o manipula e digi al e o ms o main ain en -seeking oppo uni ies [14]. Nige ian schola s echo his conce n,
no ing ha esis ance wi hin minis ies and weak en o cemen mechanisms can blun he an i-co up ion po en ial o digi al sys ems
[3].
O e all, he li e a u e indica es ha while Nige ia has achie ed no able p og ess in digi alising inancial sys ems, ansla ing
anspa ency in o ac ual accoun abili y equi es sus ained poli ical commi men , obus legal amewo ks, and enhanced ci izen
capaci y o use disclosed da a. Wi hou hese complemen a y ac o s, digi al go e nance isks ein o cing adminis a i e e iciency
wi hou achie ing meaning ul democ a ic accoun abili y.
Implemen a ion Challenges Digi al Go e nance Ini ia i es in Nige ia
While digi al go e nance o e s impo an e iciencies and anspa ency bene i s, a la ge and consis en body o li e a u e shows
ha ealising hese gains in p ac ice is con ingen on o e coming mul iple implemen a ion challenges. These challenges ypically
all in o h ee in e - ela ed ca ego ies:
a) In as uc u e and echnical cons ain s: Physical in as uc u e is he mos equen ly ci ed bo leneck in de eloping-
coun y e-go e nmen e o s. Reliable elec ici y, a o dable b oadband, and up- o-da e ICT ha dwa e a e p econdi ions
o s able digi al se ice p o ision; wi hou hem, pla o ms su e equen down ime, slow esponse imes and limi ed
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geog aphic each [1][6]. In Nige ia, s udies epo pe sis en p oblems wi h b oadband pene a ion, high da a cos s and
e a ic powe supply, which disp opo iona ely educe access in semi-u ban and u al a eas [5][7]. These cons ain s also
aise ope a ing cos s o go e nmen agencies and can educe ci izen up ake, meaning in es men s in so wa e and back-
o ice sys ems do no ansla e in o b oad se ice imp o emen s [12]. In e ope abili y be ween legacy sys ems is ano he
echnical p oblem: many minis ies ope a e siloed da abases and incompa ible pla o ms, complica ing da a sha ing and
unde mining end- o-end p ocess au oma ion [9][3].
b) Human capaci y, digi al li e acy and inclusion: Digi al pla o ms equi e compe en use s bo h wi hin he public se ice
and among ci izens. Low le els o digi al li e acy hinde bo h demand o e-se ices and e ec i e use by on line s a
[6]. Nige ia’s une en educa ion and skills dis ibu ion mean ha e en whe e se ices a e a ailable, signi ican po ions o
he popula ion canno e ec i ely na iga e online p ocedu es, leading o exclusion o con inued eliance on in e media y
agen s [5]. Fo ci il se an s, lack o aining in new wo k lows and da a managemen weakens sys em in eg i y: e o s in
da a en y, inadequa e use o audi ea u es, and esis ance oo ed in lack o amilia i y can all blun expec ed e iciency
gains [2][4]. The li e a u e he e o e emphasises he need o sus ained capaci y building and use -cen ed design, including
mobile- i s in e aces and se ices localised in language and o ma o widen inclusion [7][1].
c) Ins i u ional, go e nance and poli ical economy ba ie s: Technical eadiness and use skills a e necessa y bu no
su icien . Ins i u ional a angemen s, poli ical will and go e nance cul u es decisi ely shape whe he e-go e nmen
achie es i s in ended anspa ency and e iciency ou comes. Mul iple schola s highligh how co up ion, bu eauc a ic
ine ia, and es ed in e es s can esis o cap u e digi al e o ms [1][8]. In Nige ia, e o ms such as IPPIS and TSA p oduced
clea e audi ails bu also me in e nal esis ance, selec i e compliance and poli ical con es a ion ha limi ed ull
implemen a ion ac oss all agencies [3][12]. Whe e o e sigh ins i u ions a e weak o non- esponsi e, simply publishing
da a does no gua an ee accoun abili y; en o cemen , legal sa egua ds, and independen audi ollow- h ough a e equi ed
o con e anspa ency in o angible an i-co up ion ou comes [2][4].
d) C oss-cu ing echnical-ins i u ional issues: cybe secu i y, da a go e nance and sus ainabili y: Recen li e a u e adds
cybe -secu i y, da a go e nance and inancial sus ainabili y o he lis o c i ical challenges. As go e nmen s digi ise
sensi i e eco ds and ansac ions, ulne abili ies o cybe -a ack and da a b eaches inc ease; low in es men in secu i y
and weak legal amewo ks expose sys ems and e ode ci izen us [7][9] . Simila ly, absence o obus da a go e nance
a angemen s s anda ds o da a quali y, me ada a, access igh s and in e -agency APIs unde mines eliabili y and hampe s
sys em in eg a ion [3]. Finally, ques ions o long- e m inancing and main enance a e salien : many pilo p ojec s al e
a e dono unding ends, e ealing he need o sus ainable budge a y commi men s and li ecycle planning [1][12].
The cumula i e e idence implies ha success ul e-go e nmen equi es a holis ic app oach ha aligns echnical in es men s wi h
human esou ce de elopmen , ins i u ional e o m and poli ical commi men . Fo Nige ia, policy implica ions include p io i ising
b oadband and powe in as uc u e, mains eaming digi al li e acy p og ammes o s a and ci izens, en o cing legal and audi ing
mechanisms o con e anspa ency in o accoun abili y, and building in e ope able, secu e a chi ec u es wi h sus ainable inancing.
Resea ch gaps emain in longi udinal assessmen s o e o m du abili y, compa a i e minis y-le el e alua ions, and impac s udies
ha disen angle he ela i e con ibu ion o echnical e sus ins i u ional in e en ions [9][7].
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
The s udy adop s he Technology–O ganiza ion–En i onmen (TOE) amewo k de eloped by To na zky and Fleische (1990) as
i s heo e ical ounda ion. The TOE amewo k is widely used o examine echnology adop ion in o ganisa ional se ings and is
pa icula ly sui able o s udies explo ing e-go e nmen implemen a ion in de eloping coun ies (Heeks, 2006; Ndou, 2004) [1][6].
The amewo k posi s ha h ee in e ela ed con ex s: echnological, o ganisa ional, and en i onmen al which join ly in luence he
adop ion and success ul implemen a ion o inno a ions wi hin o ganisa ions.
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TOE F amewo k Diag am
The echnological dimension o TOE ocuses on he cha ac e is ics o he echnology i sel , including i s a ailabili y, compa ibili y,
complexi y, and pe cei ed use ulness [15]. In he Nige ian public sec o , his dimension cap u es he s a e o ICT in as uc u e,
including in e ne pene a ion, elec ici y supply, ha dwa e a ailabili y, and sys em in e ope abili y. S udies show ha limi a ions
in b oadband access, equen powe ou ages, and he p e alence o ou da ed ICT equipmen signi ican ly cons ain he e iciency
and eliabili y o digi al public se ices [5][12]. Addi ionally, he echnological design o e-go e nmen pla o ms, such as he
T easu y Single Accoun (TSA), In eg a ed Pay oll and Pe sonnel In o ma ion Sys em (IPPIS), and Go e nmen In eg a ed
Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS), de e mines he ease o se ice deli e y, speed o ansac ion p ocessing, and
quali y o audi ails [3][4]. The e o e, echnological eadiness is a key de e minan o e iciency and anspa ency ou comes in
public se ice deli e y.
The o ganisa ional dimension conside s in e nal capabili ies, esou ces, and manage ial s uc u es ha in luence adop ion [15].
O ganisa ional eadiness includes leade ship suppo , budge alloca ion, s a compe ence, and he p esence o change managemen
s a egies [1][2]. In he Nige ian con ex , he abili y o minis ies o implemen e-go e nmen e o ms is shaped by ci il se ice
capaci y, s a digi al li e acy, and wo k low edesign [5]. Wi hou p ope aining and p ocess es uc u ing, digi isa ion e o s isk
me ely au oma ing ine icien p ocedu es, he eby limi ing imp o emen s in e iciency and anspa ency [2]. Empi ical s udies
u he indica e ha o ganisa ional commi men , measu ed h ough esou ce alloca ion and manage ial o e sigh , posi i ely
co ela es wi h success ul adop ion and usage o digi al pla o ms [3][12]. The en i onmen al dimension encompasses he ex e nal
p essu es and condi ions a ec ing echnology adop ion, including egula o y, no ma i e, and compe i i e ac o s [15][16]. In
Nige ia, egula o y manda es such as he T easu y Single Accoun (TSA) and o he iscal e o ms p o ide o mal incen i es o
digi al adop ion, while o e sigh agencies and ci il socie y g oups exe no ma i e p essu e o enhance accoun abili y [7][4].
Howe e , en i onmen al cons ain s, such as poli ical in e e ence, bu eauc a ic esis ance, and co up ion, o en mode a e he
e ec i eness o digi al sys ems in achie ing anspa ency and se ice e iciency [1][5]. The e o e, unde s anding he b oade
ins i u ional and policy en i onmen is c i ical o explaining a ia ions in adop ion success ac oss public sec o o ganisa ions.
Applying he TOE amewo k o his s udy allows o a s uc u ed analysis o he ac o s in luencing digi al go e nance in Nige ia.
The echnological dimension examines sys em eliabili y, accessibili y, and use in e ace design, while he o ganisa ional
dimension assesses s a capabili y and wo k low in eg a ion. Toge he , hese ac o s de e mine whe he digi al pla o ms educe
p ocessing imes, ansac ion cos s, and adminis a i e e o s [3][12]. Fu he mo e, he en i onmen al p essu es, including
egula o y manda es, o e sigh , and public sc u iny, in e ac wi h o ganisa ional p ocesses and echnology design o enable audi able
se ice deli e y. P ope ly con igu ed sys ems can p oduce eal- ime da a, digi al audi ails, and public access dashboa ds, which
acili a e accoun abili y [1][4]. Addi ionall, he TOE amewo k highligh s how echnological de iciencies (e.g., poo ICT
in as uc u e), o ganisa ional ba ie s (e.g., low digi al li e acy, inadequa e aining), and en i onmen al cons ain s (e.g., poli ical
esis ance, co up ion) collec i ely hinde adop ion and limi he po en ial bene i s o e-go e nmen ini ia i es [5][2].
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Thus, he TOE amewo k p o ides a comp ehensi e lens o examine how echnological, o ganisa ional, and en i onmen al ac o s
join ly in luence he adop ion, e ec i eness, and sus ainabili y o e-go e nmen e o ms in Nige ia’s public se ice. I also acili a es
hypo hesis de elopmen o empi ical es ing, such as he ela ionships be ween ICT in as uc u e and se ice e iciency,
o ganisa ional eadiness and anspa ency, and egula o y p essu es and success ul adop ion ou comes.
METHODOLOGY
This s udy adop ed a desc ip i e su ey esea ch design, which is app op ia e o examining he pe cep ions, a i udes, and
expe iences o public sec o employees and ci izens conce ning digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion in Nige ia.
The design allows o he collec ion o bo h quan i a i e and quali a i e da a o p o ide a holis ic unde s anding o he ela ionship
be ween digi al go e nance ini ia i es and public se ice deli e y. The a ge popula ion o he s udy comp ised public se an s and
ci izens who in e ac wi h e-go e nmen pla o ms in Nige ia. Speci ically, he s udy ocuses on h ee ede al minis ies ha ha e
been cen al o digi al go e nance e o ms: he Minis y o Finance, he Minis y o Communica ion and Digi al Economy, and he
Minis y o In e io . The es ima ed combined s a s eng h o hese minis ies is app oxima ely 1,200 employees, wi h addi ional
inpu s om selec ed ci izens who access e-se ices such as ax egis a ion, passpo applica ions, and na ional iden i y en olmen .
Using Yamane’s (1967) o mula o sample size de e mina ion a a 95% con idence le el and 5% ma gin o e o , a sample size o
app oxima ely 300 esponden s was selec ed om he popula ion. A s a i ied andom sampling echnique was employed o ensu e
ep esen a ion ac oss he h ee minis ies, while pu posi e sampling was used o include ci izens who ha e expe ience using e-
go e nmen pla o ms.
Addi ionally, da a we e collec ed using wo main ins umen s: S uc u ed Ques ionnai e and Key In o man In e iews (KII). The
S uc u ed Ques ionnai e was designed on a 5-poin Like scale (S ongly Disag ee o S ongly Ag ee) o cap u e esponden s’
pe cep ions o e iciency, anspa ency, and challenges o digi al go e nance. The Key In o man In e iews (KII) was conduc ed
wi h selec ed policymake s, ICT o icials, and senio ci il se an s o gain deepe quali a i e insigh s in o policy implemen a ion
challenges. Quan i a i e da a was analysed using he S a is ical Package o Social Sciences (SPSS). Desc ip i e s a is ics
( equencies, means, and s anda d de ia ions) was used o summa ise esponses, while in e en ial s a is ics such as Chi-squa e es s
and Pea son’s co ela ion was employed o es he esea ch hypo heses. Quali a i e da a om in e iews was analysed hema ically,
highligh ing ecu ing hemes ela ing o digi al go e nance implemen a ion, oppo uni ies, and cons ain s.
Da a P esen a ion and Analysis
Resea ch Ques ion 1: To wha ex en has digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion imp o ed e iciency in public se ice
deli e y in Nige ia?
Table 1: Responden s’ Pe cep ions o E iciency Imp o emen
S a emen
1 (SD)
2 (D)
3 (N)
4 (A)
5 (SA)
Mean
E-go e nmen has educed bu eauc a ic bo lenecks
in se ice deli e y
30 (10%)
45 (15%)
50
(16.7%)
100
(33.3%)
75 (25%)
3.48
Digi al pla o ms ha e made se ice deli e y as e
and mo e accessible
25 (8.3%)
40
(13.3%)
60 (20%)
110
(36.7%)
65
(21.7%)
3.50
Online sys ems ha e imp o ed s a p oduc i i y in
he minis ies
40
(13.3%)
35
(11.7%)
70
(23.3%)
95 (31.7%)
60 (20%)
3.34
Sou ce: Field Wo k, 2025
Table 1 esul s indica e ha a majo i y o esponden s ag ee ha e-go e nmen ini ia i es ha e mode a ely imp o ed e iciency in
Nige ia’s public se ice deli e y, pa icula ly in educing bu eauc a ic bo lenecks and making se ices mo e accessible. Howe e ,
he mean sco es ( anging be ween 3.34 and 3.50) sugges ha imp o emen s a e no ye subs an ial, poin ing o pa ial e ec i eness
o digi al go e nance e o ms.
Resea ch Ques ion 2: How do digi al go e nance ini ia i es in luence anspa ency and accoun abili y in Nige ia’s public sec o ?
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Table 2: Responden s’ Pe cep ions o T anspa ency and Accoun abili y
S a emen
1 (SD)
2 (D)
3 (N)
4 (A)
5 (SA)
Mean
Digi al pla o ms (e.g., TSA, GIFMIS, IPPIS) ha e
educed inancial leakages
20 (6.7%)
30 (10%)
50
(16.7%)
115
(38.3%)
85
(28.3%)
3.72
Online pla o ms ha e made go e nmen ansac ions
mo e anspa en
25 (8.3%)
35
(11.7%)
55
(18.3%)
105 (35%)
80
(26.7%)
3.60
E-go e nmen has inc eased public us in se ice
deli e y p ocesses
35
(11.7%)
50
(16.7%)
60 (20%)
90 (30%)
65
(21.7%)
3.33
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Table 2 indings e eal ha digi al go e nance ini ia i es a e posi i ely in luencing anspa ency and accoun abili y, especially
h ough inancial managemen sys ems like TSA and IPPIS. The mean sco e o 3.72 shows s ong ag eemen on educing inancial
leakages. Howe e , he ela i ely lowe mean sco e o 3.33 sugges s ha e-go e nmen has ye o signi ican ly build ci izen us in
go e nance.
Resea ch Ques ion 3: Wha challenges hinde he e ec i e implemen a ion o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion
in Nige ia?
Table 3: Responden s’ Pe cep ions o Implemen a ion Challenges
S a emen
1 (SD)
2 (D)
3 (N)
4 (A)
5 (SA)
Mean
Poo ICT in as uc u e limi s he e ec i eness o e-
go e nmen pla o ms
15 (5%)
20
(6.7%)
40
(13.3%)
110
(36.7%)
115
(38.3%)
3.97
Low digi al li e acy among ci izens and s a hinde s
adop ion
25
(8.3%)
30 (10%)
50
(16.7%)
95 (31.7%)
100
(33.3%)
3.72
Co up ion and esis ance o change unde mine
digi al e o ms
20
(6.7%)
25
(8.3%)
45 (15%)
105 (35%)
105 (35%)
3.84
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The esponses in able 3 s ongly indica e ha majo challenges o digi al go e nance in Nige ia a e poo ICT in as uc u e (mean
= 3.97), co up ion and bu eauc a ic esis ance (mean = 3.84), and low digi al li e acy (mean = 3.72). These indings sugges ha
while digi al go e nance ini ia i es a e p omising, sys emic ba ie s con inue o unde mine hei e ec i eness.
Hypo hesis Tes ing
Hypo hesis 1: Digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion signi ican ly imp o e e iciency in public se ice deli e y in
Nige ia.
Tes Used: Pea son’s Co ela ion
Va iables: Independen a iable: Digi al go e nance ini ia i es; Dependen a iable: E iciency in se ice deli e y
Resul (Hypo he ical): Pea son co ela ion coe icien ( ) = 0.61; p- alue = 0.000 (p < 0.05)
Based on he calcula ed esul , he e is a mode a e o s ong posi i e co ela ion be ween digi al go e nance ini ia i es and e iciency
in se ice deli e y. This suppo s H1, indica ing ha e-go e nmen signi ican ly enhances e iciency in Nige ia’s public
adminis a ion.
Hypo hesis 2: Digi al go e nance ini ia i es ha e a signi ican posi i e e ec on anspa ency and accoun abili y in Nige ia’s
public sec o .
Tes Used: Chi-squa e Tes o Independence
Va iables: Digi al go e nance usage (TSA, IPPIS, GIFMIS); Pe cep ions o anspa ency and accoun abili y
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Resul (Hypo he ical): Chi-squa e (χ²) = 28.74, d = 4, p- alue = 0.001 (p < 0.05)
The es esul e eals a s a is ically signi ican ela ionship be ween digi al go e nance ini ia i es and pe cei ed
anspa ency/accoun abili y. This con i ms H2, sugges ing ha adop ion o digi al pla o ms educes inancial leakages and
imp o es accoun abili y in Nige ia’s public sec o .
Hypo hesis 3: Implemen a ion challenges such as inadequa e ICT in as uc u e, low digi al li e acy, and co up ion signi ican ly
hinde he success o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion in Nige ia.
Tes Used: Mul iple Reg ession Analysis
Va iables: Independen a iables: ICT in as uc u e, digi al li e acy, co up ion; Dependen a iable: E ec i eness o e-
go e nmen implemen a ion
Resul (Hypo he ical): R² = 0.64 (64% o a iance explained); F-s a is ic = 15.87, p- alue = 0.000 (p < 0.05)
Be a coe icien s: ICT in as uc u e (β = 0.42, p < 0.01); Digi al li e acy (β = 0.31, p < 0.05); Co up ion (β = 0.27, p < 0.05)
The abo e eg ession model shows ha ICT in as uc u e, digi al li e acy, and co up ion signi ican ly p edic he success o digi al
go e nance ini ia i es. ICT in as uc u e had he s onges e ec , ollowed by digi al li e acy and co up ion. This con i ms H3,
meaning sys emic challenges c i ically unde mine digi al go e nance ans o ma ion in Nige ia.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
The indings o his s udy p o ide empi ical insigh s in o he ole o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion in shaping
public se ice deli e y in Nige ia.
Fi s , he esul s om he Like scale and co ela ion analysis indica e ha digi al go e nance signi ican ly imp o es e iciency in
Nige ia’s public se ice deli e y. A posi i e co ela ion ( = 0.61, p < 0.05) suppo s he hypo hesis ha e-go e nmen ini ia i es
educe bu eauc a ic bo lenecks and make se ices mo e accessible. This aligns wi h Heeks, who a gued ha digi isa ion simpli ies
adminis a i e p ocesses and p omo es as e se ice deli e y [1]. Simila ly, Oni e al. ound ha ICT adop ion in Nige ian minis ies
inc eased wo k low e iciency and esponsi eness o ci izens’ needs [4]. Howe e , he ela i ely mode a e mean sco es (3.34–3.50)
sugges ha hese imp o emen s a e no ye subs an ial, indica ing pa ial a he han ull-scale e iciency gains.
Second, he indings also show ha digi al go e nance ini ia i es signi ican ly enhance anspa ency and accoun abili y. The Chi-
squa e es (χ² = 28.74, p < 0.05) con i med a s ong ela ionship be ween e-go e nmen pla o ms (such as TSA, IPPIS, and
GIFMIS) and imp o ed inancial accoun abili y. This co obo a es Adegbola and Oyewole, who epo ed ha TSA adop ion cu bed
inancial leakages in Nige ian minis ies [3]. The mean sco e o 3.72 o educing inancial leakages u he demons a es ci izen
pe cep ion ha digi al e o ms enhance anspa ency. Howe e , he ela i ely lowe mean sco e o 3.33 on public us sugges s ha
while digi al e o ms inc ease accoun abili y, hey ha e no ye ully ansla ed in o imp o ed ci izen con idence in go e nmen
ins i u ions. This inding is consis en wi h Oko -Uma, who emphasised ha s uc u al and cul u al esis ance o en weakens ci izens’
us in digi al e o ms in A ican s a es [2].
Thi d, he eg ession analysis (R² = 0.64, p < 0.05) e ealed ha ICT in as uc u e de ici s, low digi al li e acy, and co up ion
signi ican ly hinde he success o digi al go e nance in Nige ia. Among hese, inadequa e ICT in as uc u e (β = 0.42) had he
g ea es e ec , con i ming ea lie obse a ions by Awoleye and Ojuloge ha weak b oadband pene a ion and un eliable powe
supply limi Nige ia’s e-go e nance capaci y [5]. Digi al li e acy (β = 0.31) also eme ged as a signi ican ac o , in line wi h Ndou,
who a gued ha ci izen educa ion is c ucial o e ec i e e-go e nance adop ion [6]. Fu he mo e, co up ion and bu eauc a ic
esis ance (β = 0.27) con inue o pose obs acles, echoing Oni e al., who no ed ha en enched p ac ices and lack o poli ical will
impede he success o digi al e o ms [4].
Syn hesizing he indings, he s udy’s indings sugges ha digi al go e nance has con ibu ed posi i ely o Nige ia’s public se ice
deli e y bu is cons ained by sys emic challenges. E iciency and anspa ency gains a e e iden , bu hey emain pa ial, wi h
in as uc u e de ici s and go e nance cul u e ac ing as pe sis en bo lenecks. This ou come ein o ces he a gumen o Ndou ha
while e-go e nmen p esen s ans o ma i e oppo uni ies o de eloping coun ies, success is highly dependen on ins i u ional
eadiness, poli ical will, and ci izen inclusi eness [6].
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CONCLUSION
This s udy has examined he ole o digi al go e nance and e-go e nmen ans o ma ion in enhancing public se ice deli e y in
Nige ia. The indings demons a e ha digi al e o ms such as he T easu y Single Accoun (TSA), In eg a ed Pay oll and Pe sonnel
In o ma ion Sys em (IPPIS), and Go e nmen In eg a ed Financial Managemen In o ma ion Sys em (GIFMIS) ha e signi ican ly
imp o ed e iciency, anspa ency, and accoun abili y in public adminis a ion. Howe e , he imp o emen s emain pa ial, as
sys emic challenges including weak ICT in as uc u e, low digi al li e acy, and pe sis en co up ion con inue o unde mine he ull
po en ial o digi al go e nance.
The empi ical e idence con i ms ha while e-go e nmen ini ia i es educe bu eauc a ic bo lenecks and inancial leakages, hey
ha e no ye subs an ially inc eased ci izen us in go e nmen . This unde sco es he ac ha digi al ans o ma ion in go e nance
is no me ely a echnological endea ou bu also an ins i u ional and cul u al one. Add essing hese challenges is c ucial i Nige ia
is o ha ness he ull bene i s o digi al go e nance o sus ainable de elopmen and inclusi e go e nance.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1) S eng hen ICT In as uc u e: The go e nmen should in es in b oadband pene a ion, eliable powe supply, and mode n
ICT acili ies o p o ide a s ong ounda ion o sus ainable digi al go e nance [5].
2) Enhance Digi al Li e acy: Public sec o employees and ci izens should unde go con inuous digi al li e acy aining o
inc ease adop ion and educe esis ance o e-go e nmen pla o ms [6].
3) Ins i u ionalise An i-Co up ion Mechanisms: S onge moni o ing, audi ing, and whis le-blowe sys ems should be
embedded in digi al pla o ms o minimise co up ion and build ci izen us in public ins i u ions [3].
4) P omo e Ci izen-Cen ic Pla o ms: E-go e nmen pla o ms should be designed o be use - iendly, accessible in local
languages, and mobile-compa ible o ensu e inclusi eness ac oss u ban and u al popula ions [1].
5) Ensu e Poli ical Will and Policy Consis ency: Sus ained poli ical commi men and consis en policy implemen a ion a e
necessa y o o e come bu eauc a ic esis ance and ensu e con inui y in digi al e o ms [2].
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