Inflation 4 Shadow Economy 5 Trade Overview 5 Foreign Debt 7 Labor Market & Human Capital 7 Population and Income Inequality 8 Unemployment 9 Currency 10 Money Supply and Monetary Control 10 Fiscal policy 12 Exchange rates 12 Interest Rates 13 Foreign Direct Investment 14 Globalization and Comparative Advantage 14 Conclusion 15 References 16 Economic Overview Nigeria’s economy is estimated to be worth about $262bn‚ making it one of the largest economies in Africa. The
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THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY AND CORRUPTION ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMY CONTENTS General Economy of Nigeria (Introduction) Colonial Economy and Independence Coups‚ Military Government and the Biafra War Current Civilian Governance and Institutionalized Corruption Summary List of References GENERAL ECONOMY OF NIGERIA (INTRODUCTION) Nigeria is a third world country located in West Africa. It is bound by Niger Republic and Chad to the north‚ the Atlantic Ocean to the south‚ Cameroun
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the
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INTRODUCTION: The natural resources of any nation‚ particularly the minerals‚ often constitute the lion share of the nation ’s wealth. It is known that oil and gas sector is driving sector of any oil producing country’s economy; this is particularly true of the OPEC nations including Nigeria. The oil and gas Industry is divided into three major sectors namely the upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Nigeria has an abundance of oil and gas resources to justify subsidized and‚ in fact
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NIGERIAN ECONOMY/GDP AND PRODUCTION Nigeria recorded a Current Account surplus of 11.60 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Current Account to GDP in Nigeria is reported by the African Economic Outlook. Historically‚ from 1980 until 2011‚ Nigeria Current Account to GDP averaged 1.2 Percent reaching an all time high of 37.9 Percent in December of 2008 and a record low of -18.7 Percent in December of 1986. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication
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rubber. Starting from a low technological base after political independence in 1960‚ the country embarked on the arduous task of building a state with one identity by integrating the different ethnicities and transforming the barter economy into financial exchange economy. The country provided infrastructure and social amenities for a very young population. Over the years‚ policies were pursued in order to achieve the goal of a balanced national development that reflects the “Federal Character” of
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to the Growth and Development of the Nigerian Economy from 1960-2010 By 1 1 Aminu Umaru and 2Anono Abdulrahman Zubairu Department of Economics & 2Department of Management Technology School of Management and Information Technology Modibbo Adama University of Technology‚ Yola‚ Adamawa State‚ Nigeria. Abstract This paper investigates the contribution of agricultural sector and petroleum sector to the economic growth and development (GDP) of the Nigerian economy between 1960 and 2010 through the application
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESFUL NIGERIAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BY DR. S. L. ADEYEMI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN‚ ILORIN Abstract The ami of the study is to describe the characteristics of Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs who have been successful in their business ventures. This paper attempts to understand who these successful women are and what are their trademarks for success. A questionnaire survey was employed for this study. Result are drawn from 75 respondents who
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Characteristics of market economy The Resources Needed to Create Wealth What is needed to create wealth? Within the marketplace‚ there are many resources that go into the production (input) of goods and services. These resources can be grouped into four categories. These categories are land‚ labor‚ capital‚ and entrepreneurial ability. The land category consists of not just land‚ but all natural resources‚ water and air. Labor is all the work that is performed by man. Capital is industrial
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livewire of Nigerian economy‚ Nigeria being an agrarian nation can’t de-emphasize the importance of agriculture not only to her economy but also to general well being of the populace. The basic importance of agriculture in Nigeria include but not restricted to provision of food for all‚ provides employment for about 70% of the populace‚ source of family and national income‚ generate savings both external and internal revenue among others. Agriculture which was the livewire of Nigerian economy
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