Federation Account Allocation in Nigeria: Implication for Growth

This paper considers whether there is statistical growth evidence of federal government allocation share, state governments’ allocation share, and state governments’ internally generated revenue in Nigeria. Time-series data going back to 1970 was used. After studying the time-series properties of these variables for stationarity, a dynamic model was estimated. The regression result suggests that, in the long run, growth can be influenced positively by the share of the federal government allocation and the state governments’ internally generated revenue. In the contrary, result suggests that state governments’ allocation share has negative impact on economic. Keywords: Growth; Government; Revenue; dynamic model; correlatio

Households’ Perception of Factors Influencing Agricultural Productivity in Ogoni Community: An Ordinal Logit Approach

Agriculture is the principal means of livelihood in Ogoniland of Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Ascertaining the determinants of agricultural productivity in the community is therefore important in meeting food security and income needs. This study uses survey data of 400 households in Ogoni community. The data was collected using a multistage sampling method. An ordinal logit regression model was estimated. Descriptive analyses indicate that 75.8% of the surveyed households were involved in agricultural production and that only 37.1% of the households involved in agriculture had lost their agricultural produce due to oil spoilage in the last two years. The ordinal logit regression model identifies government intervention towards cleaning of polluted land and water, land degradation, air pollution and household income as significant determinants of agricultural productivity in the community. However, land degradation and air pollution are negatively associated with agricultural productivity while government intervention towards cleaning of polluted land and water and household income are positively related to agricultural productivity in Ogoni community. On the other hand, the result indicates that corporate social responsibility of oil firms towards cleaning of polluted land and water), oil spill and education attainment of household head are not among the significant determinants of agricultural productivity in Ogoni community

Households’ Perception of Factors Influencing Agricultural Productivity in Ogoni Community: An Ordinal Logit Approach

Agriculture is the principal means of livelihood in Ogoniland of Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Ascertaining the determinants of agricultural productivity in the community is therefore important in meeting food security and income needs. This study uses survey data of 400 households in Ogoni community. The data was collected using a multistage sampling method. An ordinal logit regression model was estimated. Descriptive analyses indicate that 75.8% of the surveyed households were involved in agricultural production and that only 37.1% of the households involved in agriculture had lost their agricultural produce due to oil spoilage in the last two years. The ordinal logit regression model identifies government intervention towards cleaning of polluted land and water, land degradation, air pollution and household income as significant determinants of agricultural productivity in the community. However, land degradation and air pollution are negatively associated with agricultural productivity while government intervention towards cleaning of polluted land and water and household income are positively related to agricultural productivity in Ogoni community. On the other hand, the result indicates that corporate social responsibility of oil firms towards cleaning of polluted land and water), oil spill and education attainment of household head are not among the significant determinants of agricultural productivity in Ogoni community

EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN OGONI COMMUNITY, RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Rural poverty reduction could be enhanced through investment in road infrastructure. The aim of this study, therefore, is to examine rural household earning return to road infrastructure using Ogoni community in Rivers State, Nigeria, as a case study. Using a structured questionnaire and an interview guide to collect data from 400 households, the findings show that Ogoni community had suffered from inadequate access road. Majority (about 56. 6%) of the households indicated that access road in the community is low. However, the study confirms that household earning return to improvement in road infrastructure in Ogoni community is positive and significant (p<0.01). The result shows a marginal effect of 0.303 unit increase in the log-odds of being in a higher category of household income given an increase in the categories of good access road. Therefore, to reduce poverty in the community, there is need for more government, cooperate organizations and people-centered efforts towards the provision of more access road in the community