ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (APER) AND PROMOTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ABUJA

The study assesses the effect of Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) and Promotion in the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture Abuja. The theoretical inspiration of this work is the application of the Structural-functional approach which provides a significant mechanism for the analysis of various social processes. The work adopted a survey method in assessing the effect of (APER) and Promotion in an organisation. Oral interview and research questionnaire were used in collecting data for the study, which analysis of the questionnaire was done based on percentages and result display in tables. After which it was discovered that the nature of performance appraisal techniques and promotion in the Ministry is not good and also, the main factor affecting performance appraisal programs and promotion in the Ministry is corruption, inadequate finance and inadequate infrastructure. The study recommends first that the management of the Ministry should as a matter of concern device means of improving the nature of performance appraisal techniques and promotion; second that the Ministry should collude the factors affecting performance appraisal programs and promotion in the Ministry which include corruption, poor financial allocation and inadequate infrastructure, lack of efficient coordination, lack of comprehensive policy framework, political interference, wrong target of the beneficiaries and lack of effective monitoring, costing and evaluation of programmes. Third, the Federal Government should increase funding of all line ministries and agencies involved in the APER programme while equitable and skill manpower should be employed to carry out the various functions in the ministry, which will help reduce the challenges faced by the Ministry.