• POVERTY AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research study by means of robust statistical analysis investigated the poverty situation in Nigeria and how it affects the citizens and the economy at large. This research was taken in a period of 25 years which is from 1985 – 2010. The ordinary least square method was used to investigate this work.The empirical analysis carried out showed that the Nigerian economy has changed from a diversified economy to a mono economy because of the over dependence of the oil sector and this has resulted to the increase of poverty in NigeriaUsing the ordinary least square regression we see that ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The big question is what are the causes of this poverty despite the country’s immense wealth and natural resources? The shift in emphasis from agriculture to oil exploration in the early 70’s is one of the causes. These shift transformedthe country’s economy to a mono economy making us to abandon other sectors that give us revenue like agriculture. The fact that the resources generated by oil are not been invested in the non oil part of the economy of which 90% of Nigerians depend on for their livelihood is another issue. It has been estimated that more t ... Continue Reading