Microcredit and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria in COVID-19 Pandemic

Microcredit is a financial service whose importance often understated. When lack of access to microcredit exacerbated by public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic, its real significance an essential in poverty alleviation becomes more apparent. The outbreak and spread novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led dramatic transformations every sector Nigerian society including delivery system, where formal informal actors co-exist uneasy relationship. Unfortunately, strategies for inclusive before during pandemic are lacking Nigeria, fuelling further exclusion governance policy process Nigeria. paper reviews state Nigeria identifies gaps mechanism. study also highlights linkages between with view catalysing increased sustainability It argued that acknowledging role economy critical first step towards framing sustainable which primary stakeholders involved.