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Effect of Export Expansion Grant on the Growth of Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export

This study examines the effects of Export Expansion Grant (EEG) on the growth of Nigeria’s non-oil export. EEG scheme was introduced in 1986 at a time the government of Nigeria was focussing on diversifying her economy. Thus this paper attempt to analyse the effects of EEG on non-oil exports from 1986 -2015. The study used data set of non-oil export as the dependent variable while EEG, foreign income, gross fixed capital formation and real exchange rate were used as independent variables. Of these variables, growth in non-oil exports, growth in foreign income were stationary at levels. The res…