Comments on naijablog: Banking survey in Nigeria

Thanks for sharing this, Jeremy

2008-11-28T00:41:00.000+01:00

Thanks for sharing this, Jeremy

I scanned the actual document and I must say their...

2008-11-27T15:10:00.000+01:00

I scanned the actual document and I must say their stats are skewed. The most representation in their sampling was northwest with 21% and southsouth with 20% while the southwest which includes Lagos has just 18% sampling despite the huge population of Lagos. This will inadvertently skew the results in favor of the unbanked.
Despite that slight skew however, they are still good stats to know, and excellent opportunities for business targetting the unbanked demographic.

I wouldn't say it's bleak - it actually means that...

2008-11-26T19:19:00.000+01:00

I wouldn't say it's bleak - it actually means that there are incredible opportunities in Nigeria...

Thanks for posting the link. Like anon said, its a...

2008-11-26T10:56:00.000+01:00

Thanks for posting the link. Like anon said, its a pretty bleak picture.

Thanks for posting the link. I see some similarity...

2008-11-25T07:10:00.000+01:00

Thanks for posting the link. I see some similarity to our demographics here

how many people were surveyed though? and did they...

2008-11-24T19:42:00.000+01:00

how many people were surveyed though? and did they take into account the local/rural/village/community savings scheme that most people do (cooperative style) ?

this is really coming at the right time. say! jere...

2008-11-24T18:50:00.000+01:00

this is really coming at the right time. say! jeremy, what's ur take on those stats?

Thoroughly bleak picture.

2008-11-24T18:01:00.000+01:00

Thoroughly bleak picture.