This paper is trying to introduce a new concept in public administration which research shows is not effectively implemented in most countries where extreme poverty is endemic including Nigeria. The concept is known as “Effective Basic Public Management” which is the auto-pilot on which governments are run in developed societies. Nigerian public managers do not understand that the basic functions of government have to be performed on a daily basis just as they run their various families which are the nucleus of the larger society. Many reasons have been attributed to for Nigeria’s lingering administrative failure in all ramifications since independence in 1960 but it all points to one thing, poor and unpatriotic leadership which have simply ignored the rudiments of effective basic public management as practiced in developed countries. The paper is in two parts, part one discusses effective basic public management and strong institutions and how they are created, while part two defines the concept of basic public management and other related issues including maintenance.