Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment – Priorities for Nigeria

Quick Fact: Between 2020 and 2023, financial inclusion in Nigeria moved from 68% to 74%. However, many are still excluded from formal financial services, an estimated 40.3 million Nigerian adults. Why it is important: To achieve last-mile financial inclusion, it is crucial to understand the causes of continued exclusion, and to fashion responsive policies and regulations, interventions, and financial services, that meet the excluded where they are. On this episode, we discuss with Dr. Nurudeen Zauro, sector professional and policy expert currently serving as the Technical Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Financial and Economic Inclusion, to discuss the Federal Government’s policy direction and programmatic strategy for achieving last mile financial inclusion for socio-economic development in Nigeria.