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Oil Vandalism Cost and Economic Growth in Nigeria

The study investigated oil vandalism cost and economic growth in Nigeria from 1970-2022. The specific objective was to determine the economic implication of oil vandalism on the overall growth of the Nigerian economy, particularly the Niger Delta Region. The date required was obtained from the following sources: Nigerian Natural Resource Charter (NNRC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC). The study applied unit root test for stationarity. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) techniques were employed. As expe…