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ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to critically investigate the impact of government education expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria. The Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) was used as the dependent variable as a proxy for economic growth, the explanatory variables used in this study include; recurrent government expenditure on education (RGEE), Capital Government Expenditure On Education (CGEE), Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), Total Employment (TEMP) and total employment ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the Study The stock market is a common feature of a modern economy and it is reputed to perform functions that promote the growth and development of the economy. The market is an economic institution; which promotes efficiency in capital formation and allocation. It enables governments and industry to raise long-term capital for financing new projects, and expanding and modernizing industrial and commercial concerns. Investment ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The rate of growth in Nigeria economy cannot be fully analyzed without a closer look at the contribution of capital formation to Nigeria’s economic growth. This is in the understanding that capital formation has been recognized as an important factor that determines the growth of Nigerian economy. According to Bakare (2011), Capital formation refers to the proportion of present income saved and ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Many developing nations are known with low level of domestic savings, which has affected the much needed investment for economic development. In order to attain a desirable level of investment that would ensure economic growth and development, developing nations need some foreign savings to close the savings-investment gap in the country. Capital inflows are transferred through foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign ...

INTRODUCTION There is no doubt to the fact that technology has come a long way developing and modification to suit the period. Banking industries are one of the sectors in the Nigerian Financial market that have benefitted tremendously from technology application, and it also made banking operations so much easier, faster and more reliable facilities. Through technology is expensive, the cost element are only at the beginning that is during ...

1.1.         BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In our economy today we are privileged to make use of the advanced world countries’ products having risen from improved or advanced technologies of the world. We even eat their type of food, wear their type of cloth, drive in their kind of cars etc. without having to do all these in their country. Also we enjoy the best of products from neighboring countries without having ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study Nigeria gained an extra US$390 billion in oil-related fiscal revenue over the period 1971 - 2005 (Budina and Wijnbergen, 2008). What has the nation got to show for this? Despite such windfall, Nigeria has an increasing proportion of impoverished population and experienced continued stagnation of the economy (Okonjo-Iweala and Osafo-Kwaako, 2007). The country, like many other oil-rich countries (ORCs) economically under performs many ...

ABSTRACT This research work was carried out in order to find out if actually there is any impact which taxation has on Nigerian economy and the survey for this study is based on Enugu state. This research work also became necessary in order to bring to the proper understanding of the enquirer the best way to solve such problems connected with tax especially: what is taxable, which system of tax ...

ABSTRACT The main aim of the research project dwells on Globalization and Economic Development in Nigeria an Assessment.  Globalization was viewed as the bilateral relations that exist between countries for either political or economical purpose and also as a means of developing the under developed countries with technological advancement from developed countries.  The review of different literatures in the chapter of the work, looked at the challenges of globalization, in ...

ABSTRACT This research work is on the impact of small and medium scale enterprises on economic growth in Nigeria. The main objective of this study is to empirically examine the impact of small and medium scale enterprises on economic growth in Nigeria. This research work made use of secondary data which were obtained from the Central bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin (2012). The data were collected for a period of thirty one years ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The concept of human capital refers to the abilities and skills of human resources of a country, while human capital development refers to the process of acquiring and increasing the number of persons who have the skills, education and experience that are critical for economic growth and development of a country’s economy (Okojie, 2005). Also, Ejere (2011) posited that human capital refers ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND An economy whether developing or developed is out to achieve certain objectives which include growth in the gross domestic product, reduction in the relit of inflation and unemployment, favorable balance of payment, and long term Socio-economic development. The growth of output of any economy depends on Capital accumulation; and capital accumulation requires investment and an equivalent amount of saving to match it. Two of the ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     INTRODUCTION According to annual report of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria economy has performed less well in the 1980’s than the 1970’s. Much of the growth in both periods was based on performance of the oil sector. By 1970 oil output stood at 558 million barrels and increased to 823 million barrels by 1973. Between 1975 – 1985, oil output per day averaged between 1.8 ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Government expenditures play key roles in the operation of all economies. It refers to expenses incurred by the government for the maintenance of itself and provision of public goods, services and works needed to foster or promote economic growth and improve the welfare of people in the society. Government (public) expenditures are generally categorized into expenditures on administration, defense, internal securities, health, ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Unemployment is generally seen as a macro-economic problem as well as socio-economic problem. Unemployment arises as a result of insufficient and non-availability of jobs to correspond with the growing population, even those who are employed sometimes live with the fear of being unemployed due to job insecurity and retrenchment of workers. There is employment of factors of production if they are engaged ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.         Background to the Study The growth and development of the Nigerian economy has not been stable over the years as a result, the country’s economy has witnessed so many shocks and disturbances both internally and externally over the decades. Internally, the unstable investment and consumption patterns as well as the improper implementation of public policies, changes in future expectations and the accelerator are some of the factors ...

INTRODUCTION An import is a commodity brought into a territory, especially across a national border, from an external source. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade. An import in the receiving country is an export from the sending country. In international trade, the exportation and importation of goods are limited by import quotas and mandates from custom authority. The importing and exporting countries may impose a ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Economic development of countries is shaped by the way they evolved. Although, transaction and production cost is determined by their level of technological advancement and industrialization. In this light, this study is examining the relationship between the transaction costs and economic development in Nigeria. A transaction cost is a cost incurred in making an economic exchange of some sort, or in other ...

INTRODUCTION Stock market reacts in response of various factors ranging from macro economic, political and socio-cultural behavior of any country. Like any other stock market the Nigerian Stock exchange also reacts either positively or negatively by a number of factors occurring within or without the macroeconomic system. A stock exchange is an organized institution where the securities of joint stock companies are traded freely and the prices are determined by ...

ABSTRACT The main aim of this research is to examine the role of banks in the Nigeria economy. Four objectives were raised to ascertain the role of bank in the Nigeria economy. The first examine the contribution of bank deposits, the second examine the contribution of bank loans while the third and the last examine the roles of bank revenue and inclusion rate respectively. This study adopted survey, ex post ...