Saudi Journal of Economics and Finance (SJEF)
Volume-2 | Issue-04 | 122-128
Original Research Article
Effect of Commercial Bank Credits on the Performance of Agricultural and Manufacturing Sectors in Nigeria; 1986-2016
Mike Anyanwaokoro, Ogbu, Emenike Gerald
Published : July 30, 2018
Abstract
Nigerian economy is a multi-sector economy with agricultural and
manufacturing sectors as the prime sectors. This study focused on the effect of
commercial bank credits on the output of agricultural and manufacturing sectors in
Nigeria. It spanned for the period of 31years (1986-2016) and made use of secondary data
extracted from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical (CBN) Bulletin for various years.
The study adopted ex-post facto research design and employed the Autoregressive
Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound test and Ordinary least squares multiple regression
analysis considering necessary diagnostic tests such as unit root test, test of normality,
heteroskedasticity test, and cointegration test. The findings revealed that commercial bank
credits have significant positive effect on the productivity of agricultural and
manufacturing sectors in Nigeria. The implication of the findings is that more credits to
agriculture and manufacturing sectors in Nigeria will increase output in the respective
sectors. Hence, the researcher recommended among others more lending to agricultural
and manufacturing sectors so as to boost productivity of these sectors.