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The study examined the impact of oil revenue on economic growth in Nigeria (1981-2018). The secondary data collected on the economic variable used in the study were sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and National Bureau of Statistic. An Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test, autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) method and ARDL bound test for co-integration with various other diagnostic techniques were employed for the study. The result revealed that exchange rate(EXCR), real gross domestic product (RGDP), petroleum profit tax (PPT) and oil revenue (OREV)were stationary at first difference (I(1)) and it was discovered that the inflation rate (INF) was stationary at level (I(0)); on ARDL, the result showed that the previous values of the economic growth (RGDP (-1)) and oil revenue were directly related with the economic growth (RGDP) in Nigeria; it was also revealed that the …