By the turn of the 21
st
century, the world moved towards a new era called the
Information Age. This was occasioned by the upsurge, endeavour in most countries of
the world, in the use of information and communications technology in virtually all
facets of human. From basic activities like acquiring knowledge and conducting
research to mailing of letters to friends, carrying out business transactions, among
others, the use of the internet and other related electronic devices has become the
dominant means through which an individual, or a firm can reach out to one person, or
a group of persons, or the entire globe, just by a push of a button. Many government
organizations have since keyed into this phenomenon. This gave rise to the use of such
prefix as “E-“, which implies “Electronicâ€, to complement governance in governmental
organizations that have adopted its use. Some states and government parastatals in
Nigeria for example, Lagos State has since embraced the concept. This paper therefore
examines the challenges its implementation in Nigeria would pose. It takes a cursory
look at the processes involved and relating it with Nigerian environment and concludes
that for success to be achieved, the following should be in place; a purposeful leader
willing to embrace e-governance as a matter of government policy, creating more and
effective cyber laws and cafes, making deliberate and concerted plans for training on
the effective use of machineries and equipments necessary for e -Governance ,provision
of adequate funds for hard wares and soft wares, establishing of community e-centers,
and providing easily accessible websites of government and non governmental agencies
among others.