The paper takes a critical look at the state intervention policy in the development of the informal sector in Nigeria with particular reference to National Directorate of Employment (NDE). This paper is of the opinion that although the state intervention policy in the development of the informal sector is well thought-out, but the implementation of such intervention policies is bedevilled by corruption, exploitation and squander mania as exemplified by the behaviour of the actors of Nigeria State. Thus, the paper contends that the anti-developmental posture of the actors of Nigeria state has ostensibly rendered superfluous the development value of the informal sector in Nigeria, thereby making the informal sector incapable of contributing enormously to the development of Nigeria. The paper recommended inter alia that the Nigerian state should initiate and implement development paradigms that are people and result oriented.
Keywords: Informal Sectors, National Directorate of Employment, actors of Nigerian state, state intervention policy
