Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) is the leading MFI in Nigeria and has been a partner of Incofin IM since 2005. It started its activities in 1991 in Benin City, in the Edo State. Since then, it has expanded in 23 States, covering the whole Southern part of Nigeria and up to the Kaduna State in the North. LAPO offers 9 different types of loan products, but nearly 86% of the portfolio is composed of “regular loans”, which are the institution’s core products. With a range from 10,000 to 150,000 NGN, the regular loan is flexible enough to cover a wide range of borrowers’ needs.

LAPO shows its social commitment by adopting the Client Protection Principles and promoting transparency practices. It thus appears as a role model for local MFIs, also evidenced by the presence of the CEO, Godwin Ehigiamusoe, at the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria.