GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON SECURITY AND EXPORT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This research work looks at the impact of Government expenditure on security and export in Nigeria for the period
1986-2023. In a bid to actualize the main objective of the study, data were collected from secondary sources such as
2020 editions of CBN statistical Bulletin and National Bureau of statistics. The model of this study was built based
on Keynes National income model and data were analyzed using the Vector Autoregressive Technique. The result of
our findings showed that one lagged period of export (ln(EPT(-1)) had a direct and significant effect on export
performance using p-value The result established that two lagged period of government expenditure on emergency
care (ln(GSE(-1)) had no significant but positive effect on export performance using p-value. The result established
that one lagged period of government expenditure on Amnesty (ln(GSA(-1)) had no significant but positive effect on
export performance using p-value. The result established that one lagged period of government expenditure on
Ammunitions (ln(GSM(-1)) had a significant and positive effect on export performance using p-value. Based on
the conclusion of this study, it is recommended that governments should introduce policies that will promote exports
through effective spending on the security of her citizens also in areas of infrastructural development; while firms
should be encouraged to spend more on fixed capital which include properties, plants, and equipment.
Keywords: , , government spending on emergency case