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Government Expenditure and Economic Development in Nigeria: A Disaggregated Approach

This study evaluated government expenditure and economic development in Nigeria: a disaggregated approach using time series data of 34 years (1990-2023). The variables used for the study include government spending on education, government spending on health, government spending on agriculture as the independent variables and GDP per capita as the dependent variable. Three objectives were formulated for the study and three hypotheses were also prepared in line with the objectives. Ex-post-facto research design was employed, and the time series data was generated and analysed, using regression …