TITLE:
Insecurity and Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria (1999-2014)
AUTHORS:
Adebukola Olubunmi Ayoola
KEYWORDS:
Insecurity, FDI, Trend and Patterns
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
11,
2022
ABSTRACT: This study examined the nature and trend of insecurity and patterns of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria from 1999-2014 with a view to
provide information on how insecurity affects the
patterns of FDI in Nigeria. The study employed both primary and secondary data.
Primary data were sourced through in-depth interviews conducted on purposively
selected respondents from Ministry, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of
government who are directly involved in handling issues of security and FDI in
the country; economic attaché of some selected embassies; foreign business
organisations in the country and the academia with interest on FDI and security
issues. Secondary data were sourced from academic journals, government
publications, newspapers and magazines on variables such as FDI and insecurity.
The study adopted the theoretical framework of liberal transnationalism of
political economy perspective. Data were analysed using qualitative and
descriptive methods. The result revealed that the nature and trend of
insecurity negatively impacted on the patterns of FDI in Nigeria both in the
oil and non-oil sector within the period under studied.