This paper examines the consumption pattern, trends and rate of poverty in developing economies with particular reference to Nigeria. Low level of income has impacted on the rate of consumption vis-agrave;-vis economic growth and improved standard of living. The ordinary least square (OLS)...

Aim: The paper aimed at examining the asymmetric effect of oil price shock on exchange rate and domestic investment in Nigeria. Study Design: Country case study. Place and Duration of Study: Nigeria. Time series data ranging from 1970-2010. Methodology: This study utilised elaborate econometric...

The aim of this paper is to identify the role industrial sector plays in driving the GDP of Nigeria. The paper further seeks to predict the long-run behavioral relationship between industrial production, non-oil exports and economic growth in Nigeria using data from 1970 – 2007. Vector Error...

The study utilizes the multivariate analytical tool to describe the relationship that exists between health care financing, health facility utilization and health outcome in Nigeria. The focus of this research was on women who are of child bearing age and who had given birth to at least one...

In Nigeria, health indicators have continued to experience downward spiral movement despite government continued budgetary allocation to funding the health sector. This downward spiral movement seems to pose a question whether government expenditure on health alone is significant enough to...

The focus of this paper is on foreign borrowing and economic growth of an emerging economy with Nigeria as a case of reference. It examines the linkages between foreign borrowing and selected macroeconomic indices such as Gross Domestic Product, (GDP), poverty, private investment, government...

This paper examines the contributions of forest resources to the sustainable development of Nigeria. As a positive contributor to Nigeria's industrial and economic advancement, the paper maintains that effective and efficient harnessing (management) of resources leads to economic salvation...