Energy Consumption and Economic growth in Selected ECOWAS Countries

Efurhievwe, D. O., Chukwugoziem, E. T., & Chukunalu, M. (2026). Energy Consumption and Economic growth in Selected ECOWAS Countries. British Journal of Advanced Research, 1(5), Article 028. https://doi.org/10.68263/BJAR-UWSAWWJV

Efurhievwe, Dominic Onosode, Ezi Tom Chukwugoziem, and Mgbomene Chukunalu. "Energy Consumption and Economic growth in Selected ECOWAS Countries." British Journal of Advanced Research, vol. 1, no. 5, 2026, article 028. DOI: https://doi.org/10.68263/BJAR-UWSAWWJV

Efurhievwe, Dominic Onosode, Ezi Tom Chukwugoziem, and Mgbomene Chukunalu. "Energy Consumption and Economic growth in Selected ECOWAS Countries." British Journal of Advanced Research 1, no. 5 (2026): 028. https://doi.org/10.68263/BJAR-UWSAWWJV

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