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12 Nov
The Executive Director, Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), Honesty Obadiora, has identified inadequate funding, poor infrastructural facilities, shortage of academic staff, brain-drain, weak monitoring and inspection as major challenges bedeviling ,,,
2 Nov
LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited has won the ‘Microfinance Bank of the Decade’ in the Marketing Edge Brands and Advertising Excellence Award 2023. In a statement, the Director of Communications, LAPO Microfinance Bank, Oluremi Akande, said the award was in recognition of the firm’s leadership and sustained contributions to the growth and development of the microfinance…
23 Oct
The Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) has reiterated the position of the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Economic Planning that the private sector is critical to driving the economic growth and overall development of Nigeria.
20 Oct
The Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the federal government was facing enormous challenges, noting that it was barely managing to pay salaries. Bagudu stated this at the 30th Annual Development Forum organised by the Live Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) in Abuja on Thursday. While emphasizing the need…
20 Oct
The Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the federal government is facing enormous challenges, noting that it is barely managing to pay salaries.
17 Oct
Lift Above Poverty (LAPO) Micro-Finance has lamented that most farmers are inconsistent in the repayment of loans. Loan Recovery Officer, Susan Adoga, stated this, yesterday, during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Makurdi.
24 May
A NON-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), in partnership with Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), yesterday, provided free medical services to over 195 school children of indigent families in the state.
8 Mar
Cross River State Ministry of Women Affairs has launched Gender Strategic Plan to commemorate 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD). The plan was launched during the IWD celebration, yesterday, March 7, a day set aside by United Nations (UN) to celebrate women across the world.
5 Mar
The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) says it has improved the livelihood of rural farmers, as well as supported micro businesses with a disbursement of N23.5b between January and December 2022, under the LAPO Rural Development Initiative (LARDI).
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