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Effect of Government Expenditure on Economic Growth in Nigeria

This study investigated the effect of government expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria, with a focus on defence and health spending. Ex-post facto research design was employed, using annual data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the period 2000–2024. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression technique was applied to assess the relationship between government expenditure and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The findings indicate that defence expenditure has a positive but statistically insignificant relationship with G…