TY  - JOUR
T1  - Perceived Effects of Micro Finance Institutions Programmes on Quality of Life of Rural Households in Niger Delta Area of Nigeria
AU - , S.I. Okerenta AU - , J.S. Orebiyi AU - , O.M. Adesope 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 106
EP  - 110
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2007.106.110
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2007.106.110
KW  - Quality Of life
KW  -micro finance institutions programmes
AB  - The study focused on the perceived effects of Micro Finance Institutions programmes on quality of life of rural households in the Niger delta area of Nigeria. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire from 207 randomly selected respondents from the study area. Findings revealed that Micro Finance Institutions programmes has improved the quality of life of rural households in the study area. It is recommended that the government and its institutions including the Central Bank of Nigeria should make concerted effort to promote Microfinance as a means of mobilizing savings, promoting enterprise development, creating employment and income generation and thus reducing poverty. Also, there is urgent need to have in place a policy frame work that will regulate the establishment, operations and activities of MFIs in Nigeria.
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