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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
The study
determines the effect of crude oil price fluctuations on the growth rate of
Nigeria economy. The specific objectives of the study were; to find out the
extent to which domestic crude oil price fluctuations affect growth rate of
Nigeria economy, to determine whether international crude oil price
fluctuations affects growth rate of Nigeria economy and to assess the effect of
oil price exchange rate fluctuations on the growth rate of Nigeria economy. The
study employed ex-post facto research design to investigate and analyze the
relationship between dependent and independent variables and the reason for
employing these designs (ex-post facto) in the study was because the data
already existed. The study employed the annual time data from 1997 to 2022 for
the dependent and independent variables: using descriptive statistics and
normality test, regression analysis, unit root test, VAR lag order selection
criteria, long run ARDL cointegration analysis, short run ARDL estimates, Wald
test of long run estimates, ARDL long run form and bounds test, test for
reliability and stability of the estimates, Heteroskedasticity test:
Breush-Pagan-Godfrey, Jarque-Bera statistic test, short run dynamic analysis.
The findings of the study revealed that crude oil price fluctuations has no
significant relationship with growth rate of Nigerian economy, this result
could reflect the unbalanced effect of crude oil exports and refined oil
imports. The study recommended amongst others, there is need for the government
to diversify the economy to other sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing,
tourism and other service oriented sectors to open up a wider spectrum for
inflow of income to the economy and break the over independence of the economy
on oil sector. Government should try as much as possible to account for the total
quantity of refined oil imported into the country on a daily basis and the
total costs of such should be made known for the public utilization.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2023 pp. 11-29