Assessment Of Microfinance Bank On Poverty Alleviation In Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Microfinance has gradually developed to be a worldwide movement, no longer being a subject matter of microfinance practitioners alone.  Governments, donors, development agencies, banks, foundations, corporations, business communities, civil societies, researchers, universities, consultants, philanthropists and others are taking an increasing interest in it (Sale Huddin and Hukinil, 2004). The increasing level of acceptance of microfinance among the various groups of stakeholders worldwide presents the following questions: is microfinance be…