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Juxtaposing Government Borrowings and the Nigerian Financial Environment

Government borrowing is desirable when it propels economic growth. Banks are the key players in Nigeria financial environments mobilising funds for the government via domestic and external debts. This study examined how government borrowings have impacted on the Nigerian financial environment. The study is archival, utilising data from the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Bureau for Statistics (NBS) bulletins. A Time Series data of 36 years-period (1981-2016), were collected. Multiple regression tool with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method of estimation of parameters was used to anal…