JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMY

DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS, MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN ARDL APPROACH

Wosu, Chidi, Ph.D
May 20, 2026

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between deposit money banks,
manufacturing sector, and economic development in Nigeria from 1980 to 2025.
Main indicators include credit reserve ratio, liquidity ratio, monetary policy
rate, minimum rediscount ratio, manufacturing sector output, treasury bills and
open market operation. Data were sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) Statistical and the analysis employed the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF)
unit root test and the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to ensure
data stationarity and robust examination of long-run and short-run
connections. The study used Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test Unit root test
to Co-integration and ARDL approach. Results revealed that R
2 = 0.803933
meaning that the various independent variables explain 80% in dependent
variable per capita income (PCI) in both the short and long run. The study
concluded that deposit money bank indicators significantly affect Nigeria’s
economic development. It recommended that the Central bank (CBN) should
implement stable policies to improve liquidity management and credit
allocation to stimulate overall economic development.

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