The study examined the determinant of private sector credit and its implication on economic growth in Nigeria. The fluctuation in the supply of money and credit is the basic causal factor at work in cyclical process; when money supply falls, prices decrease, profit decrease, production activities become sluggish and production falls and when money supply expands, price rise, profit increase and the total output increases and finally growth takes place. The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between Private Sector Credit and Gross Domestic Product. Data were obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin. Simple regression analysis was used to achieve the stated objective. It was revealed in the determinant of credit supply equation 1 that there was significant relationship between Total credits to private sector and money supply in Nigeria. It was also discovered in the Private Sector Credit and Economic Growth Equation 2 that there was significant relationship between private sector credit and economic growth in Nigeria. The study therefore recommends that there should be persistence increase of money supply to Nigerian economy in order to increase the flow of credit to the real sector of the Nigerian economy, financial institutions should distribute more credit to the real sector for productive purposes in order to increase Gross domestic product.

This study examined the relationship between dividend policy and share price movements with evidence from firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. A systemization literary approach for data analysis was panel regression analysis and Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM). Panel data covering the year 2011-2020 were obtained from the financial statements of twenty firms listed on the Nigerian stock exchange. It was discovered that dividend yield has negative relationship with share price movement. It was discovered that Dividend yield has negative and significant relationship with Share price. It was revealed thatfirms’ size has positive and significant relationship with stock price volatility. The study therefore recommends that the stakeholders of quoted firms must make sure that percentage of earnings disbursed as dividends to shareholders have good influence on the value of the company’s common stock at the stock market on a continuous base. It was recommended that Stake holders should ensure that the ratio of a quoted company’s annual dividend compared to its share price have good influence on the value of the company’s common stock at the stock market on a frequent base. Also, the stake holders of quoted firms must map out strategies of increasing their sizes in terms of asset, branch creation etc., this will increase patronage and profit of quoted firms which can have good influence on the value of the company’s common stock at the stock market.

This study was motivated by Nigerian banks' inability to provide enough credit towards the real economy sector. The paper investigated the connection between bank financial intermediaries and Nigerian economic growth. The main objective is to evaluate the effect of financial intermediaries on the expansion of Nigeria's economy. The specific objectives are to determine the significant relationship between the deposit money banks credit and overall economic output in Nigeria and to explore the significant connection with both Micro finance bank credit and overall economic output in Nigeria. To accomplish the intended goal, regression analysis was applied in the study.The Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Report was used as the data source. According to results there was a substantial association between deposit money bank credit and Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the analysis period. Additionally, there was a strong correlation in Credit Efficiency between Microfinance bank credit and overall economic output. In order to expand their capacity to pay for customer withdrawals and to enhance the credit facilities they make to

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