AN EVALUATION OF THE ROLE COMMUNITY BANK TO THE GROWTH OF COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT TIN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF EKULU COMMUNITY BANK, LIMITED ENUGU)

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1.    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
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 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