Inactivity and not living up to expectation since inception had been the Nigerian capital market critism (by Adam smith in his book “the injury). This is because an active capital market is supposed to mobilize saving effectively for investment purposes. It could be recalled that capital investment is possible in all  ramifications if there is a well articulated capital market to help business communities. 

Purpose of the study 

In the light of the above problems leading to slow rate of capital investment when compared with 1st and 2nd world countries, the purpose of this study is to investigate through the extent of the Nigerian capital investment and the impact so for in the Nigerian economy with a view to suggesting for improvement.