INTRODUCTION
This project work has a basis on the identification of the roles of community banking system in the promotion of rural development in Nigeria.
At present, there are numerous community banks spread throughout the country. These banks with their services have tremendously enabled the government to fulfill its aims of catering in a controlled manner for the teeming population of the economically disadvantage people.
A survey of the operations of the community Banks in the country shows that the system is less technical and easy to understand by the rural populace, these has helped in the improvement of the banking habit of the entire rural citizenry.
So far, progress report from the National Board for community Banks, Central Bank of Nigeria, monitoring report and testimonies of customers of various community banks have confined that the system has tremendously fulfilled the promoting rural economic development through provision of financial and Banking services, rapid enhancement development of productive activities in the rural areas.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Table of content vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.1. Background of the study 1
1.2. Statement of the study 2
1.3. Purpose of the study 2
1.4. Significant of the study 3
1.5. Scope and limitation of study 4
1.6. Definition of terms 5
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 7
2.1. Historical Evaluation of community bank 8
2.2. Origin and meaning of community bank 11
2.3. Objectives of community banking in Nigeria 12
2.4. Functions of community banking 13
2.5. Structure of community banks 15
2.6. Economic role of community banking 15
2.7. Areas of promotional activities of community banks 17
Reference 19
CHAPTER THREE
Research Design and Methodology 20
3.1. Sources of data (secondary sources only) 20
3.2. Location of data 20
3.3. Methods of data collection (literature work only) 21
CHAPTER FOUR
Findings 22
CHAPTER FIVE
Recommendation and conclusion 24
5.1 Conclusion 25
Bibliography 27
