THE IMPACT OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ON NIGERIA ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE (1980-2009) ABSTRACT The study set out to ascertain the extent to which Agricultural sector has contributed to the growth of Nigerian economy from 1980 to 2009. As a guide to the study‚ the following hypotheses were formulated: (1) there is no statistical significance between Nigerian agricultural output and real gross domestic product (2) there is no statistical significance relationship between exchange rate fluctuation
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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS Using cross-country data‚ I examine how foreign aid affects economic growth in developing countries over the period from 1975 to 2000. I find evidence that foreign aid significantly and negatively correlates with growth in developing countries. However‚ foreign aid to inland countries as well as to South Asian countries during the period of 1992-2000 is found to have a positive impact on growth. In addition‚ a strong divergence trend is found among countries in the data
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ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Government Expenditure and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria Muritala Taiwo Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Nigeria Corresponding Author’s E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Tel: +2348034730332; +2347054979206 Taiwo Abayomi Department of Economics‚ Tai Solarin University of Education‚ Ijebu-Ode‚ Nigeria E-mail: yommy246@yahoo.com Tel: +2348055821802 Abstract This study attempts to empirically
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TAXATION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA BY MOHAMMED NASIR MOHAMMED 08/02AC039 AUG‚ 2012 CERTIFICATION This research work has been read and approved as meeting the requirement for the award of Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in the Department of Accounting‚ College of Management sciences‚ Al-Hikmah University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin. …………………………… …………….. Mr. A.B Uthman
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RELATED LITERATURE 2.0 INTRODUCTION HIV/AIDs has been ranked among the common disease of all times that is threatening us with the extinction of youths and adults. It is not only terrorizing the entire generation but also kills and leaves millions of orphans for the oldest grandparent to carter for. 2.1 HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA According to USAID brief (2004)‚ Nigerian epidemic is characterized by one of the most rapidly increasing rates of new HIV/AIDS cases in West Africa. Adult HIV prevalence
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EQUIPMENTS BLOOD TRASNFUSION AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT HEALTH WORKERS * SIGNS AND SYMTOMS * PHASES OF HIV AND AIDS ACUTE HIV DISEASE LATENCY PHASE AIDS PHASE * CONFIRMATION AND COUNCELLING * STIGMATISATION * PREVENTION INTRODUCTION HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different from most other viruses because it attacks the immune system. The immune system gives our body
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THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL DEBT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA. BY ABUBAKAR SADIQ SALEH Department of Banking and Finance‚ University of Abuja abubakar008@yahoo.co.uk ABSTRACT Debt is borrowing that is either for the purpose of smoothening the consumption path in the face of transitory shocks or as a means of supplementing domestic savings in order to expand productive capacity and raise the long – run growth rate. The objective of this work
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA BY Sheriffdeen A. TELLA‚ Ph.D Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Management Science‚ Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ PMB 2002‚ Ago-Iwoye Ogun State‚ Nigeria satellang@yahoo.com and Lloyd Ahamefule AMAGHIONYEODIWE‚ Ph.D* Department of Economics Faculty of the Social sciences University of the West Indies‚ Mona Kingston 7‚ Jamaica. lamaghionyeodiwe@yahoo.co.uk and Bolaji Adesola ADESOYE Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Management Science
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Australia’s international aid program aims to help reduce poverty and promote economic independence in developing countries. Australia offers two types of aid‚ bilateral and multilateral aid. Bilateral aid is given directly to the government of the developing country by Australia’s government and is used for health‚ education and training programs‚ technology and technical support‚ community based projects such as building hospitals and schools‚ and emergency support. Multilateral aid includes all forms
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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