This study examined the effects of public supply of electricity on economic growth in Nigeria.
In doing this, the work employed time series data spanning about forty-two years (1970-2014). Using the
Vector Error Correction Mechanism (VECM), the result points to the fact that, Nigeria’s national output
could significantly and consistently improve in the face of available and sustained electricity supply. Our
findings indicate that this can greatly be achieved through a targeted investment in the power sector, as
this will enhance improvement in the manufacturing and other relevant subsectors of the real sector of the
economy, since power itself must be considered a basic input if the economy must be industrialized. In line
with this, the present efforts on the part of government are encouraged to be more honest, clear, target
oriented and sustained.
