摘要：Researchers have continued to report mixed findings on the effect of microfinance factors (e.g., micro-credit) on poverty alleviation. Similarly, the increased involvement of women entrepreneurs in the major markets in Nasarawa State in the activities of microfinance banks, NGOs, associations, cooperatives, rotating savings groups, self help groups and savings mobilization groups (or adashi) suggest that further investigations on the relationship between microfinance factors and poverty alleviation should be conducted to validate the more generalised results. Thus, this study was carried out to assess the relationship between micro- credit, and self-employment, education, training and skills acquisition, and economic empowerment. The study adopted survey research design and systematic sampling technique to select the elements that completed the research questionnaire. Regression statistical method was employed to analyse the generated data. It was found that micro-credit has significant effect on self-employment, education, training and skills acquisition, and economic empowerment. The researchers recommended that more awareness on the relevance of micro-credit to self- employment, education, training and skills acquisition, and economic empowerment should be created. Again, microfinance institutions should be encouraged to provide women entrepreneurs with more micro-credit.
