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ABSTRACTThe study investigated the extent to which performance management contributes to the development of an efficient workforce in the Nigerian oil industry. The population of this study consisted of 15,002 casual, contract and permanent employees. The study adopted a survey design. The data collected via oral interview and structured questionnaire as well as textbooks, journals, magazines and unpublished articles, research and project reports in a related field, manuals containing policy statements of the selected companies was analyzed using appropriate statistical technique such as descriptive statistics and Pearson product moment correlation analysis while all the hypotheses were tested at 0.025 alpha level. The questionnaire was designed by the researcher, vetted by the thesis Supervisor and validated by experts in Test, Measurement and Evaluation of the Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Uyo before the reliability study was conducted with the use of forty (40) respondents who did not form part of the main study. The instruments was subjected to reliability test using Crombach Alpha Technique. The test produced the reliability co-efficient ranging from 0.73 to 0.96 and this proved that the research instrument is reliable for the study. From the results of the data analysis, it was seen that performance management remarkably contributes to the development of an efficient workforce in the Nigerian oil industry. It was therefore concluded that, with the help of performance management, there is incidence of an efficient workforce in the Nigerian oil industry. The recommendation was that seminars and symposia on performance management as a productivity enhancement tool should be organized by the organizations for their employees. KEYWORDS: Contribution, Performance Management, Development, Efficient Workforce, Nigerian Oil Industry.