final year project topics and materials

ABSTRACT
This project, “The Impact of Banking Industry on the Real Sectors of the Nigerian
Economy”, was carried out to determine the impact of Bank Loans on the Growth of the
Nigerian Agricultural Sector and as well as the Nigerian Manufacturing Sector. Data used
were secondary in nature and comprised Loans from the Banking Industry to the
Agricultural and Manufacturing Sectors and their corresponding Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) components, from 1988-2008. The Ex- post facto and Descriptive/ Comparative
research designs were employed. The Simple Linear Regression Statistical Analysis
Technique was adopted to analyse the data. Major findings of the study include that Bank
Loans have a positive and significant impact on the growth of the Nigerian Agricultural
Sector and equally have a positive and significant impact on the growth of the Nigerian
Manufacturing Sector. Among the recommendations of the study include that the
Banking industry financing, which is a good source of financing for the Real Sector of
the Nigerian Economy, should be encouraged because it stimulates economic growth and
development. Also, Banks should therefore be encouraged through policy inducement by
the Central Bank of Nigeria, to set aside large loanable funds to be lent to agriculture and
manufacturing sectors as these will stimulate overall growth of the Nigerian economy.