Gaining recognition on LAPO boss contribution to economic development

For his widely acknowledged participation in the growth of financial inclusion among economically active and low-income Nigerians, his outstanding contributions in the spheres of community services, business leadership, philanthropy and national development across both the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy, the University of Benin will on November 26, 2016 confer the D.Sc (Honoris Causa) Degree on Godwin Ehigiamusoe Ph.D. -Founder, LAPO (Lift Above Poverty Organization), a pro-poor development organisation which runs LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited.

Ehigiamusoe, an accomplished Microfinance practitioner with LAPO, holds Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, Master’s degree in Development Studies and a Doctorate degree in Policy and Development Studies with emphasis on microfinance policy and regulatory frameworks. He has authored Understanding NGOs (1998); Poverty and Microfinance in Nigeria (2000); Issues in Microfinance: Enhancing Financial Inclusion (2011). He is currently the managing director of LAPO Microfinance Bank.