This lecture reveals the summary of my major contributions to the field of Accounting based on my experience in the industry, and more importantly as an academic. It is the story of my career in Accounting that led to my elevation and appointment as the first Professor in Accounting in Pan...

The study assesses the impact of cooperative society schemes on the socio-economic well-being of the participant children in rural areas of Ogun State, Nigeria. The study used random sampling technique with the aid of questionnaire on 287 respondents who are members of cooperative societies....

To assess the roles that informal microfinance – cooperative societies - play during financial crises in enhancing rural dwellers ability to survive periods of reduced cash flow and coping with difficult times in their enterprises

Many researches over the years have pinned down the lack of finance as the greatest and deadly plight of majority of small enterprises around the world. This paper briefly examine this as well as those businesses that can be classified as micro and small in today's economy. Concept of...

Microfinance is fast becoming a household name globally due to its acceptance as a means of reaching those that were not served by the conventional big banks. The survival of microfinance institutions in any country depends majorly on the overall political and economic environment of such a...

This paper examines how loans made by co-operative societies in rural areas meet the financial needs of their members and, by extension, the role of the co-operative lending in rural finance. The study makes use of primary data from nine focus group discussions comprising seventy two members...

Microfinance bank is fast becoming a household name globally due to its acceptance as a means of reaching those that were not served by the conventional big banks. However, the concept and practice of Microfinance bank is still a novelty in Nigeria. This paper examines different concept of...

This paper examines the extent to which savings products offered by cooperative societies in some parts of Nigeria meet the financial needs of the rural dwellers. The study used the data from interviews and focus group discussions from randomly selected members of cooperative societies in six...

Throughout human history many activities have always been undertaken by groups rather than individuals, simply because this seems to be a better and more economic way of doing things. Cooperative and microfinance in most cases are methods of working together with others who have the same or...

The availability of microfinance providers is important for some business growth and improvement in the socio economic well being of the participants. However, the ability to determine the benefits or otherwise of such microfinance providers relied majorly on the responses of beneficiaries...