Nigeria: 12 States Contribute N10 Billion to Microfinance - CBN

29 October 2008

Lagos — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, said in Lagos on Tuesday that only 12 out of 36 states in the country have contributed to microfinance activities in their states to the tune of N12.075 billion.

The governor of the apex bank who was speaking at the launch of "Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFINA)," a nongovernmental organization, named the states as Zamfara, Delta, Lagos, Ekiti, Kebbi, Kwara, Ondo, Kogi, Cross River, Benue , Anambra, Osun and Oyo.

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