Poverty has long been among the most difficult problems, especially in the developing countries. Of late, microfinance emerged as an important instrument to mitigate poverty. Today there are more than 7000 micro lending organizations providing loans to more than 25 million poor individuals across the world. However, these institutions face many challenges on way to success. The existing microfinance in Nigeria serves less than 1 million people out of 40 million needing the service. The aggregate micro credit facilities in Nigeria, account for about 0.2 percent of GDP and less than 1 percent...
Poverty has long been among the most difficult problems, especially in the developing countries. Of late, microfinance emerged as an important instrum...