Economic Model for Evaluating the Causes and Impacts of Pipeline Transport Disasters in Niger Delta, Nigeria: A Quantitative Analysis

In order to assess the causes and effects of pipeline transport mishaps in Niger-Delta, Nigeria, an economic model is being established in this article.In light of the increasing frequency and occurrences of pipeline vandalism in Nigeria's Niger Delta, a quantitative investigation was conducted.An ex post facto research design was used in the study.Finding a cause-and-effect link between an independent variable and a dependent variable is the goal of ex post facto analysis.The NSCDC database provided the secondary data for the study, which included information on food shortages/hunger, insecurity, literacy, unemployment, vandalism, and corruption.The single regression's results demonstrate that there is a substantial and positive correlation between poverty, literacy, hunger and food shortages, and corruption-albeit a weak one.However, in the Nigerian Niger-Delta region, multiple regression analysis showed that poverty was the primary predictor of pipeline transport accidents.Our findings, in contrast to those of other studies, do not indicate a substantial correlation between vandalism, food scarcity/hunger, corruption, unemployment, or literacy.In order to increase job prospects, the report suggests that institutional change be implemented through economic diversification and the development of business-friendly environments.Improvement in education and infrastructural, competent governance and zero tolerance to corruption.