Designing Financial Services That Work for Women: Lessons from Women’s Associations
Designing Financial Services That Work for Women: Lessons from Women’s Associations By Nafisa Atiku-Adejumo, GCE Manager, EFInA In March of this year, Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) convened its International Women’s Month gathering under the theme, ‘Gather, Gain & Grow.’ It was a much-needed conversation focused on bridging the divide between women’s savings associations, financial regulatory agencies, development organisations, and financial service providers. This conversation highlighted an understated fact: women’s savings associations are among […]
Rethinking Financial Inclusion Success: Why Climate Resilience Must Be a Core Metric in Nigeria
Rethinking Financial Inclusion Success: Why Climate Resilience Must Be a Core Metric in Nigeria By Babjide Daini, MEL Manager, EFInA Nigeria’s financial inclusion story is often told as one of steady progress. More people have bank accounts, digital payments are expanding, and access is improving. By conventional measures, the system appears to be working. But […]
Agent-Led Innovation: Building on Trusted Intermediaries for Financial Inclusion
Agent-Led Innovation: Building on Trusted Intermediaries for Financial Inclusion By Norah Igwe, Programme Lead, EFInA In the bustling markets of Anambra, the roadside kiosks of Kano, and the remote villages of the Middle Belt, a quiet revolution is unfolding. It isn’t taking place on high-end smartphones or inside air-conditioned bank branches. Instead, millions of small business owners are driving […]
Over 1,000 Community Members in Katsina Engage Directly with Financial Providers During EFInA’s Inclusion for All (I4All) Grassroots Engagement
Over 1,000 Community Members in Katsina Engage Directly with Financial Providers During EFInA’s Inclusion for All (I4All) Grassroots Engagement Katsina State, Nigeria – May 2026 – EFInA’s Inclusion for All (I4All) initiative has concluded two community-wide sensitisation and awareness dialogues on consumer protection in Mani and Malumfashi Local Government Areas (LGAs), Katsina State. Held on 25 and 26 April […]
I4All Dialogues Opens Public Conversation on Financial Health and Resilience as Nigeria’s Next Inclusion Frontier
I4All Dialogues Opens Public Conversation on Financial Health and Resilience as Nigeria’s Next Inclusion Frontier Lagos, May 2026 – Earlier this month, EFInA’s Inclusion for All (I4All) initiative hosted an I4All Dialogue session, a live virtual conversation held under the campaign theme “Financial Health and Resilience for Every Home.” The session, titled Rethinking Inclusion: Financial Health and Resilience as Development Priorities, brought together financial inclusion […]
What Good Is Economic Growth Without Household Resilience?
What Good Is Economic Growth Without Household Resilience? By Jennifer Mairo, CEO, Joy Inc. A thought I heard recently on a viral podcast has stayed with me: that the primary role of government is security and welfare. It struck me because, in public discourse, we tend to give far more oxygen to other big themes, politics, elections, […]
Unlocking Inclusive Growth through Cluster Finance for Productive Women Segments
Unlocking Inclusive Growth through Cluster Finance for Productive Women Segments By Emezino Afiegbe, Lead, Gender Centre of Excellence, EFInA Evidence continues to demonstrate the significant economic value and growth opportunities latent within the women’s segment in Nigeria. It is estimated that a third of women in Nigeria own nano, micro, and small enterprises, and this […]
Request for Proposals on Development of a Nigerian Consumer Protection and Digital Financial Services (DFS) Market Index
BACKGROUND Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) is a financial sector development organisation that promotes inclusive finance in Nigeria. EFInA was established with support from the UK’s Financial and Commonwealth Development Organisation (FCDO) in 2007 and began receiving funding support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2009. EFInA is well-renowned within Nigeria’s financial […]
Request for Proposals on “Catalytic Scale-Up Grant Facility for Proven Financial Inclusion Solutions – Round 1
Request for Proposals: “Catalytic Scale-Up Grant Facility for Proven Financial Inclusion Solutions EFInA is pleased to announce its first request for proposals (RFP 1.0) for Technical Advisory and Scaling Support. This initiative provides funding and structured technical assistance to help selected partners in scaling their financial products by improving product quality and enabling market expansion. […]
Request for Proposals on Data Collection Vendor – International Remittance Recipients Survey, Nigeria
CALL FOR PROPOSALS Data Collection Vendor – International Remittance Recipients Survey, Nigeria EFInA invites qualified data collection vendors to submit proposals for a nationally representative survey of international remittance recipients in Nigeria. Nigeria is the leading remittance-receiving country in sub-Saharan Africa, with inflows exceeding $20 billion in 2023. This assignment seeks to generate a comprehensive, demand-side analysis of recipients’ financial behaviours, product […]
