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Dividend Policy and Share Price Volatility of Nigerian Oil and Gas Industries

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  • Adamu Idi

    (Gombe State University, Gombe State, Nigeria)

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This work aimed at assessing the Effect of dividend policy on share price volatility of downstream sector of Oil and Gas Company in Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all the twelve (12) quoted oil and gas downstream sector on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as o December 2016, it covered the period of 5 years from 2011 to 2015. Four (4) companies were selected as sample due to the availability of data. The study employed ex-post facto research design; secondary data were collected from a sample of the study. The descriptive statistic, diagnostic test, correlation and multiple regressions were employed. The study found that dividend policy affects the share price volatility significantly. This result supports the Gordon Theory of dividend, which asserts that dividend payment is relevant and affects the share price of a company.

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  • Adamu Idi, 2018. "Dividend Policy and Share Price Volatility of Nigerian Oil and Gas Industries," Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 6(1), pages :17-29, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ani:ipjhss:v:6:y:2018:i:1:p:17-29
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