Cooperative Societies, Housing Provision and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria

摘要: The study is based on the need to motivate individuals in similar wage earning employments overcome challenges militating against accessibility basic family needs including home ownership through incremental development. employed qualitative research method carry out empirical investigation interviews with members as well some executive of Covenant University Staff Cooperative and Multi-purpose Society Limited, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria obtain primary data for secondary from earlier annual reports Co-operative Society. Data presentation was use tables percentages. Findings showed that various avenues provided accessing credit, at short notice, very low interest rates generous repayment periods by significantly assisted embarking massive housing construction basis addition access funds other ease within ten years Societies’ establishment. paper concludes project funding co-operative societies’ approach has great potentials minimising frustrations inherent pursuit achievements loans commercial banks variable rates. recommends encouragement Societies across all segments establishments country