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ABSTRACT
In Nigeria, the banking sector is an important part of the financial system. It dominates the Nigeria financial system as it accounts for about 90% of the total assets in the system. This study is carried out to examine Bank lending and the performance of the Nigeria economy. In addition, the objective of this study is to examine the impact of bank lending on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1990 to 2015. The study relies purely on secondary data, and using multiple regression models, the study found out that bank lending accounts for about 82.6% variation in economic growth in Nigeria for the period under study. The study concludes that there is a statistically significant impact of bank lending and the performance in Nigeria economy. The study recommend that the federal government of Nigeria through the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) should strengthen the banking sector to ensure an improve credit flow to the activity sectors because of its strategic importance in creating and generating growth of the economy. Keywords: Economic growth, financial system, banks, banking sector, Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
