This study takes a critical look at the recent micro finance policy and attempts by the Nigerian government to encourage private sector-led establishment of micro finance banks (MFBs) as a potent means of poverty alleviation. The objectives of the study are to examine the inherent strengths and...

The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), introduced by the Nigerian Federal Government in June 2004 as part of government's administrative reforms, is gradually changing the tempo of pension administration in Nigeria. The authors of this paper have done some studies on it vis-à-vis the former...