It is indeed my pleasure to be delivering the keynote address at this occasion of the launching of the Geospatial mapping of Financial Institutions in Nigeria in conjuction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). 2.
The Nigerian National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) was launched in October, 2012 and the overall target outlined in the strategy is the reduction of the number of adults excluded from access to financial services from 46.3% in 2010 to 20% in 2020. As a member of the Alliance for Fianancial Inclusion (AFI), this is in line with our Maya declaration in 2011. 3.