Iyela, A. (2009) The Trend of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria: Problems and the Way out. Journal of the National Association for Science, Humanities and Education Research, 7, 15-25.

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Nigerian Telecommunication Sector

  AUTHORS: Omosola Arawomo, J. F. Apanisile

  KEYWORDS: Determinants of FDI, Expenditure, Trade

  JOURNAL NAME: Modern Economy, Vol.9 No.5, May 11, 2018

  ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the key determinants of FDI in the Nigerian telecommunication sector. The study made use of data from 1986 to 2014. Annual data on infrastructure, government expenditure, trade openness and market size, were sourced from the World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank. FDI flow into telecommunication sector, foreign exchange rate, interest rate and inflation, were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. Data were analyzed using graphs, t-test and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL). The results showed that the key determinants of FDI in the sector are market size and trade openness (t = 5.75 to 9.05; p