Nigeria’s aim to accelerate financial inclusion for millions of its citizens that operate outside the formal banking system is bumping up against the obstacle of negative real interest rates keeping savers underwater. Only 27 percent of adult Nigerians (aged 15 and above) had a formal savings acco
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