ABSTRACT
At different periods, the government of Nigeria has embarked on social, economic, and political reforms as ways of demonstrating its relevance in the lives of the citizens. These policies aimed at reviving the ailing economy of Nigeria and at the same time, continue to be of interest to experts and concerned Nigerians in order to ensure that policy goals are properly defined and desired ends are pursued with single-minded devotion. With particular emphasis, this paper critically examine the NEEDS programme of Olusegun Obasanjo administration of (2003-2007) with the view of unveiling its successes and failures.