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Electricity Supply and Capital Expenditure in Nigeria: Economic Growth Trajectory
ABSTRACT This study examines the long-run and short-run dynamic relationships between electricity supply, capital infrastructure expenditure, and economic growth trajectory in Nigeria over a 36-year period (1990–2025). Grounded in Endogenous Growth Theory and the Big Push framework, the paper formulates an empirical framework using time-series data compiled from the World Bank Development Indicators, Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Power, and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The methodology applies the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bounds Testing approach to…
