6 articles tagged “Guide”
Six licensed non-interest banks, a CBN framework with real teeth, NDIC insurance and a sukuk market doing the heavy lifting: how halal banking actually works in Nigeria in 2026.
What you actually need to open a halal bank account in Nigeria: BVN rules, the CBN's three KYC tiers, documents by account type, and which banks let you start with almost nothing.
Nigeria now has 20 SEC-registered Shariah funds, a sovereign sukuk programme, an Islamic equity index and a non-interest pension fund. Here is the full halal investing toolkit, with verified numbers and honest caveats.
Every Nigerian PFA now runs a non-interest pension fund. Fund VI grew from ₦7.79 billion at launch to ₦369.6 billion by April 2026, and switching in is free. Here is how it works, what it holds and what it has returned.
Five NAICOM-licensed operators, a new statutory footing under NIIRA 2025, and real money returned to participants. How takaful works, who offers it, and the honest gaps in the market.
The 1447AH nisab, published in naira by Nigerian institutions, how to calculate zakat on cash, gold, shares and business stock, and where the organised zakat channels actually are.