Edwin M. Egboro

The 2008/2009 Banking Crisis in Nigeria: The Hidden Trigger of the Financial Crash

Edwin M. Egboro · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

It is observed that, while existing literature on the 2008/2009 Nigerian banking crisis has emphasised causal factors, which can be classified as remote causes, it is silent on the immediate cause of the financial crash. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the trigger of even...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23656

Creation of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria: What is Their Main Object?

Edwin M. Egboro · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This paper recognises the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) reference to Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) as “Banks” and notes that this appellation connotes a meaning, which is liable to misinterpretation; hence, microfinance practice has been misconstrued and extended by some Nig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15107