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Abstract
This research work was meant to assess the impact of computerization on public sector accounting with special focus to Niger State Ministry of Finance, Minna as a case study. Both the public and private sector have adopted the use of electronic data processing machine in carrying out some of their activities in the organization. The public sector is sometimes faced with the problems of installations, the danger of computer fraud, inappropriate software and hardware of the computer system as well as delays in the computation and preparation of accounting records and budget estimates. The research work relied on the use of primary sources of data collection which is a questionnaire. Chi-square was used to test the hypothesis. The findings are the organization is fully computerized in carrying out some of its official activities mainly on the financial records, majority of its staff are computer literate. There is a relationship among various units or departments of the ministry, particularly the computer with the accounting department and other transactions. Importance should be attached to the use of computers, as it brings about national development. Despite the early problems that were associated, it is obvious that the computer is not only an instrument for the development of an effective accounting system but the building of a sound public sector.
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