This paper examined the impact of Microfinance Institutions’ policies on the growth and development of Small Scale Business in Nigeria for the period 2005 to 2012. Nine (9) Microfinance Institutions and one hundred and fifty five (155) of their clients were interviewed. Records from the period...

The core of portfolio selection theory centers on striking a balance between risk-return trade-off of a given investment layout so as to maximize benefits. Literature reveals that portfolio selection or asset allocation problems often involve the use of mathematical programming in propounding...

Using data sourced from Nigerian commercial banks between the periods 2007 to 2012; this study examined the factor that magnifies the value of a firm. We used OLS technique and White-HAC heteroskedastcity test to infer the relationship between capital structure and the value of a firm in Nigeria. It...

This paper examines the impact of microfinance on credit expansion for microenterprises in Nigeria with an in-depth analysis of the effects of facilities offered by microfinance institutions on profit, income and savings as well as the train.ing. We used ANOVA and Turkey’s HSD test (Q...

Various efforts both at recent and time past have been employed to curb the menace of poverty in Nigeria by various successive governments. The impacts of these efforts have been debated in various quarters. This paper examines the impact of various poverty alleviation schemes in Nigeria. We...