LAPO (Lift Above Poverty Organization) runs a microfinance bank that is aimed at assisting the Nigerian micro-entrepreneur obtain access to credit, savings instruments and other financial services. The major advantage of obtaining loans from LAPO is that the repayment plan is in small installments. In addition, transaction costs are minimal, collateral is not required and you don't need to fill up a mountain of paperwork.
To obtain credit from LAPO, you'll be required to fill a registration form, open an account with 10% of the amount you intend to borrow, get two guarantors who will be visited by a LAPO liaison officer. The repayment plan for the typical LAPO loan is up to tenure of 8 months, an interest rate of 2.2% and a 1% monthly contribution of the loan that will be available to you for withdrawal when you repay the loan.
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