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Financial inclusion and performance of microfinance banks in Nigeria

In this study, the impact of financial inclusion on the performance of microfinance banks in Nigeria was examined considering the continued problem of financial access, inadequate deposit mobilisation and unequal financial institution outreach despite all the efforts made in the financial sector reform. This study specifically looked at the effects of microfinance banks' loans and advances to the private sector, the number of microfinance bank accounts per 100,000 adults, the number of microfinance banks operating and the spread between lending and deposit of microfinance banks on total deposi…