IFN NIGERIA FORUM Expanding Frontiers: IFN Kicks off its Inaugural Forum in Nigeria   In another landmark event in the Nigerian Islamic finance industry, Islamic Finance News (IFN), in collaboration…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria: December 2019 Issue What does 2020 hold?   Nigeria’s Islamic finance industry looks set to continue its journey of expansion in 2020. New operators threw…

IFN Annual Islamic Guide   One word to describe Nigeria’s Islamic finance space so far in 2019: dynamic. This year witnessed landmark regulatory developments as even more players threw their…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria: November 2019 Issue Who moved my Sukuk? Nigeria’s Islamic finance institutions (IFIs) may be having sleepless nights of late and you will have to forgive…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria Back to Basics   Activities in the Nigerian financial services sector took an interesting turn in October when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) barred…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria Breaking in – Nigeria’s Takaful Story   Just as things were getting quiet, Nigeria’s Islamic financing Industry got a buzz with the licensing of two…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria: August 2019 Issue Could Islamic Financing have a place in Nigeria’s 1 million annual housing target?   Nigeria has a housing deficit of an estimated…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria: May 2019 Issue Penetration of Islamic Mutual Funds Deepens in Nigeria   Since the launch of the first Shari’ah compliant mutual fund in 2008, Islamic…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria Islamic Commercial Papers: A gentle introduction to the corporate sector   Prior to 2014, Nigeria’s commercial paper (CP) market was dormant until regulators set out…

IFN Monthly Article on Nigeria: January 2019 Issue Nigeria embraces Islamic Pension Funds   Exciting things are taking place in Nigeria’s Islamic finance market! In December 2018, my report “Nigeria…