The purpose of this study is to find out the problems of personnel administration in a public enterprise, a case study of ministry of works and housing Ozoro, Delta State. The background of the study traced the concept of personnel administration, it roles influencing factors and problems instrument used for the study was the questionnaire made up of questions. It was administration do both personnel managers and subordinates drawn up from the personnel administration. Section of the ministry of works and housing Ozoro Delta State. In analyzing the findings made include among others; all factory (100) respondents agree that there exist personnel administrative unit in their organization, there are factors that motivate workers to put in their utmost best, that great roles are being played by personnel administration/managers, that although there are motivators to high productivity there still exist impediments to personnel administrative functions, finally, there are measures in solving those problems to ensure the achievement of corporate organization. Objectives based on the above finding the following recommendations were made, to held cushion the effect of the problem; that enough advertisement be made through various media to recruit and select competent and qualified personnel, that adequate provision of working material and equipment will help workers put in their best, that employment of management consultant will enable managers plan, organizational chart well, that subordinates should be given commensurate responsibility vis-à-vis authority, that given the right environmental/atmosphere subordinate should complimentary justify their job by working toward corporate organizational interest. It is then concluded that if adequate measures are taken by all concerned, both the employers of labour and the employees will benefit maximally, thus to the betterment of Nigeria economy.