Mu'allimu, Aminu KambariAliyu, Ibrahim MusaddadAdamu, Tanko Isah2023-12-122023-12-122019-03-15Albani M. N. Silsilati Ahadith Ad-dhi’ifah. (2006). The Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy. An Interview with Marc Hauser by Jim Spadaccine . Brosnan, S. (n.d.). Monkeys Reject Unequal Pay. Nature 425 (2003): 297299. Darwish, A. A. (2015). Principles of Good Governance in Islam, Afghan United Bank . Dawkins, R. (2006). The Selfish Gene (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976) and The God Delusion (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company) . Fukuyama, F. (2006). Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity. New York: Viking Press . Hamilton, W. D. (1964). The Genetical Evolution of Social Behavior. Journal of Theoretical Biology in Fox, R. (Ed.) “Innate Social Aptitudes of Man: An Approach from Evolutionary Genetics,” Biosocial Anthropology (London: Malaby Press, 1975), 133-53.https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3571This paper begins with an examination of the conception of good governance in Islam. The paper proceeds with a discussion on the precepts of good governance within Islamic perspectives and the role of leadership in good governance. It is against this background that the paper looks at the Nigerian governance experience over the last few years. The paper concludes with some useful recommendationsengovernance, societal developmentArticle