The achievements of National Development Planning in Nigeria 1962-1986: an overview of selected sectors

Abstract

In this paper an attempt is made to examine the achievements of national development planning in Nigeria in selected sectors of the Nigerian economy during the period over which Nigeria’s programme of national development planning lasted. The selected sectors include agriculture, transport and communications. The study found out that much as the various development plans have many shortcomings and shortfalls in the achievement of the plan objectives, national development planning programme in Nigeria had achieved a number of laudable successes in some sectors. The paper adopted qualitative and quantitative research methodologies using primary sources in the form of the development plan documents and other documentary instruments of the national planning exercise and some secondary sources in carrying out the study.