Kharazmi University International Journal of Supply and Operations Management 2383-1359 6 2 2019 05 01 Insecurity on Economic and Business Climate; Empirical Evidence from Nigeria 182 187 2785 10.22034/2019.2.7 EN Ben Udoh Department of Management, University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu Campus Nigeria Abner Prince Department of Management, University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu Campus Nigeria Emmanuel Udo Department of Banking and Finance, University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu Campus Nigeria Lovlyn Kelvin-Iioafu Department of Management, University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu Campus Nigeria Journal Article 2019 04 25 Insecurity undermines the economic and business prowess of a nation. Tallying to the human cost, it sabotaged the right to life, liberty, and freedom. This study tests the long run effect and cause of insecurity from 2007-2017 in Nigeria. Using a framework of the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) and Error Correction Model (ECM). Findings revealed that insecurity in Nigeria is majorly internal factors and government expenditure on security in Nigeria is far below the United Nations Standard. The ECM report that disequilibrium caused by internal factors instigating insecurity can be revised back to equilibrium at 25% annually. To improve the economic and business climate competitive advantage. ARDL ECM Insecurity Economic Business climate http://www.ijsom.com/article_2785_5be278a9e02bed9248a4674ff62fea2c.pdf