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ABSTRACT

The thrust of this paper is to examine the use of performance appraisal in staff development in Nigeria with special focus on central bank of Nigeria, Makurdi branch in Benue State. Appraising the performance of individuals, groups and organizations is a common practice of all societies. While in some instances these appraisal processes are structured and formally sanctioned, in other instances they are informal and integral part of daily activities. The study was guided by one major objective: To ascertain the impact of performance appraisal practices on employee productivity in CBN Makurdi Branch. This paper relied on documentary method of data generation and content analysis of data to examine performance appraisal in staff development in central bank of Nigeria, Makurdi branch in Benue State. The paper is anchored on Vroom's Expectancy Theory as its Theoretical framework. The Paper found out that performance is an appropriate means of appraising staff development. Finally, the paper recommends that CBN should as a matter of urgency design a robust performance management system that will efficiently identify the necessity for further training and development of their employees so that strategic goals can be achieved and accomplished effectively.