GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ON ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IN NIGERIA FROM 1990 - 2019

Abstract

The study examined the impact of government expenditures on human  developmentindex in Nigeria from 1990 - 2019.. The study adopted ex-post facto design. The population comprises of selected economic data of Nigeria for the year 1990-2019. The instrument of the study was annual time series data extracted from central bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin 2020, national abstract of statistics (NAS), national bureau for statistics and www.knoema.com, from the period of 1990 - 2020. Data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics in the research questions. The hypotheses of the study were tested using the Pearson’s product moment correlation (PPMC) statistical tool (using the raw data formula). The findings of the study There is positive and significant relationship betweengovernment expenditures and human development index. The recommendations of the study were that; The study recommends that the government should continue in economic and social community service as to provide more infrastructure, agriculture, power or electricity and transportation, so as to reduce fraud, fund diversion and mismanagement.