TAJBank TAJBank Murabaha for Traders (MFT)
Islamic Business Financing in FCT (Abuja)
A short-cycle working-capital product for traders, retailers and wholesalers with quick sales turnover. Murabaha for Traders provides finance from a minimum of N500,000 to a maximum of N5,000,000, with up to N10,000,000 considered for repeat customers on a third request, over a short term of not more than 90 days. It is aimed at profitable SMEs that struggle to meet collateral requirements and only need brief transaction funding. Petroleum products, bureaux de change and financial-services businesses or agents are excluded. Structured as a Murabaha cost-plus purchase of the trader's goods.
Murabaha for Traders is one of TAJBank's more genuinely inclusive products: it targets the profitable small trader who cannot post collateral and only needs money for a fast turn of stock, financing N500,000 to N5 million (up to N10 million once you have a track record) over 90 days by buying and reselling the goods rather than lending cash. Relaxing collateral is the real differentiator here and matches the reality of market traders whose strength is turnover, not assets. The short tenor sensibly tracks the sales cycle, and the sector exclusions, petroleum, bureaux de change, financial-services agents, are reasonable risk and compliance calls. As always with TAJ, the margin is unpublished, so you cannot price the finance until you apply, and the ceilings mean this is strictly for small, quick-cycle businesses. For that exact borrower, it is a well-designed, values-aligned working-capital line; larger or slower businesses need the working-capital or trade-finance products instead.
Pros
- Relaxed collateral opens finance to small but profitable traders
- Short 90-day cycle matched to real sales turnover
- Repeat customers can access higher limits up to N10 million
- Cost-plus structure avoids interest on a working-capital loan
Cons
- Profit margin and effective cost are not published
- Low ceilings limit it to small, short-cycle businesses
- Several sectors (petroleum, BDC, financial services) excluded
- 90-day tenor is tight for slower-moving inventory
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Product Details
Structure
murabaha
Min Amount
N500,000
Max Amount
N10,000,000
Max Amount
N5,000,000 (up to N10,000,000 for repeat customers on 3rd request)
Term Options
Up to 90 days
Profit Structure
Murabaha cost-plus on financed goods over a short cycle (margin not published)
TAJBank in FCT (Abuja)
TAJBank's TAJBank Murabaha for Traders (MFT) is available for businesses in FCT (Abuja), using a murabaha structure. Financing amounts range from N500,000 to N10,000,000. Microfinance products depend on branch presence in your area; confirm local coverage before planning around a facility. TAJBank operates across Nigeria, so FCT (Abuja) residents have full access to this product.
Our Take on TAJBank
TAJBank is the challenger that grew up fast. Licensed in 2019, it broke even in its first year, earned a national licence by 2022, and in 2023 became the first corporate in Nigeria to list a sukuk on the exchange, a genuine capital-markets milestone that anchors its identity. By end-2024 it held N953.1bn in assets on the back of 84% annual growth, run through a digital-first model and a very large agent-banking network aimed at financial inclusion. For customers, the draw is a modern, sukuk-savvy non-interest bank with a clean, low-fee deposit range (zero-maintenance current, domiciliary and investment accounts), a standout retail Sukuk Investment Service from just N10,000, and Murabaha, Ijara, Istisna and Kafala finance for traders and businesses. Its Advisory Committee of Experts is chaired by a globally recognised sukuk scholar, which fits the franchise. Two honest limits stand out. First, TAJBank has no dedicated retail home-purchase mortgage: residential lending runs through Istisna construction finance, so buyers of existing homes are not served the way Jaiz serves them. Second, like the whole sector, TAJBank publishes almost no financing margins or deposit profit-sharing ratios, so pricing emerges only on application. As a digital, capital-markets-oriented halal bank it is compelling; as a home-finance provider it is not yet there.
How TAJBank Works
Financing Structure
TAJBank uses the core Islamic contracts, each tied to real activity. Deposits use Qard (interest-free, guaranteed, no return) for savings, current, payroll, domiciliary and youth accounts, and profit-sharing partnerships, Musharaka and Mudarabah, for the Partnership savings account, Emerald Kiddies account and Mudharabah time deposit, where returns are a share of real profit rather than interest. The Wakalah investment service has the bank act as agent for a fee (Ujrah). Sukuk investing gives customers ownership certificates in real assets whose rentals or profits fund the return. On the financing side, Murabahah (cost-plus sale of a bank-owned asset) covers auto, asset and trader finance and working capital; Ijara leases services and assets for rent; Istisna funds commissioned construction and manufacturing; Wakala underlies cash-covered letters of credit; Kafala underlies bonds and guarantees; and Musharaka provides genuine equity partnership sharing profit and loss. TAJBank does not lend cash at interest; income comes from trading margins, rent, fees for service and shares of real profit.
In-Depth Analysis
History and scale. TAJBank secured its CBN licence on 3 July 2019 and began operations on 2 December 2019 with two pioneer branches, in Abuja and Kano, adding Sokoto in August 2020. It made an early mark by becoming the first non-interest bank in Nigeria to break even in its first financial year, lifting total assets from N9bn at end-2019 to N50bn a year later, and earned a national banking licence in August 2022. Growth has stayed steep: 2024 audited accounts show total assets of N953.1bn (up 84% from N518.3bn), customer deposits of N696.4bn (up 89% from N369.3bn), financing of N272.1bn (up 88%), gross earnings of N77.5bn (up 80%) and profit before tax of N18.2bn (up 61% from N11.3bn), with total equity of N61.25bn. It now runs 50-plus branches and over 1,500 staff.
Sukuk pioneering. TAJBank's defining achievement is in the capital markets. In late 2022 it issued the first tranche of a N100bn sukuk programme, a N10bn Additional Tier 1 Mudarabah sukuk with loss-absorbency features, which was oversubscribed to N11.4bn (113.6%), and in February 2023 it became the first corporate in Nigeria and the West African sub-region to list a sukuk on the Nigerian Exchange. This is not a marketing line; it directly shapes the bank's retail proposition, which includes a Sukuk Investment Service letting ordinary customers invest in sukuk from N10,000 with no upfront, subscription or redemption fees.
Product shelf. Deposits are clean and low-fee: tiered Qard savings mapped to CBN KYC levels, a profit-sharing Partnership (Musharaka) savings account, zero-balance Qard current and payroll accounts, a zero-maintenance domiciliary account in USD/EUR/GBP, the Emerald Kiddies account (N2,000 entry, monthly profit), the Vibe youth account, a Mudharabah time deposit (N500,000, 1-12 months) and Wakalah agency investment. Financing runs through Murabahah cost-plus asset and auto finance, the collateral-light Murabaha for Traders (N500,000-N5m, up to N10m for repeat customers, 90 days), Istisna construction and manufacturing finance, working-capital and import Murabaha, Wakalah letters of credit, Kafala bonds and guarantees, and Musharaka equity partnership. TAJBank also secured Letter of Credit Dealership and foreign-exchange licences noted in its 2024 accounts.
Shariah governance. The Advisory Committee of Experts has four named members: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ziyaad Mahomed (Chairman; INCEIF University, Malaysia, who also chairs HSBC Amanah Malaysia and has structured major sovereign and corporate sukuk), Dr. Muhammed Tabiu SAN (Professor of Islamic Law, Bayero University Kano), Dr. Sa'id Adekunle Mikail (ISRA researcher and INCEIF lecturer) and Usama Saleh (Secretary and Head of Sharia Audit, a pioneer non-interest banker formerly of Jaiz Bank). The chair's sukuk expertise is a natural fit for a bank whose identity is built on sukuk. TAJBank operates under the CBN non-interest framework and FRACE.
Pricing transparency and gaps. As across the sector, TAJBank publishes almost no financing margins, guarantee fees or deposit profit-sharing ratios, so pricing appears only at application. Two specific gaps matter: there is no dedicated retail home-purchase mortgage, residential finance runs through Istisna construction, so a buyer of an existing home is not served the way Jaiz serves them; and the savings page labels its profit-sharing account inconsistently as both Mudarabah and Musharaka.
Assessment. TAJBank is the modern, capital-markets-oriented face of Nigerian Islamic finance: fast-growing, profitable, digital-first, and genuinely distinctive on sukuk. It suits investors and tech-comfortable customers well, and its trader finance is thoughtfully inclusive. It is not the bank for someone buying a home, and it asks you to negotiate prices without public benchmarks. Weighed against Jaiz, it trades depth and a home-finance product for digital polish and sukuk leadership.
Shariah Compliance Details
- Formal Advisory Committee of Experts with four named members, chaired by Asst. Prof. Dr. Ziyaad Mahomed of INCEIF University (who also chairs HSBC Amanah Malaysia); profiles published on the ACE Management page (verified 2026-08-04).
- Regulated as a non-interest bank under the Central Bank of Nigeria framework and its Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE); holds ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 certifications (verified 2026-08-04).
- First corporate in Nigeria to list a sukuk on the NGX (February 2023): a N10bn Additional Tier 1 Mudarabah sukuk oversubscribed to N11.4bn under a N100bn programme (verified 2026-08-04).
- Deposit contracts (Qard, Musharaka, Mudarabah, Wakala) and financing contracts (Murabahah, Ijara, Istisna, Wakala, Kafala, Musharaka) are named on the product pages, but profit rates, ratios and margins are not disclosed; the savings page labels its profit account inconsistently (verified 2026-08-04).
How TAJBank Compares
Among Nigeria's non-interest banks, TAJBank is the fast-moving challenger to Jaiz Bank. It is younger (2019 versus 2011) and smaller (N953.1bn versus N1.08 trillion in assets), and unlike Jaiz it is not listed on the NGX as an equity, though it pioneered corporate sukuk listing there. TAJBank's edges are digital experience, a very large agent network for inclusion, low-fee accounts and, above all, sukuk leadership; its clearest gap versus Jaiz is the absence of a dedicated retail home-purchase mortgage, which Jaiz provides through diminishing Musharaka. Against the newer entrants, Lotus Bank and The Alternative Bank (Sterling's non-interest arm), TAJBank has more scale, a longer operating record and the capital-markets pedigree, while those rivals compete mainly on app polish and urban retail branding. Summit Bank is a later arrival still building presence. A customer weighing TAJBank against Jaiz is really choosing between TAJBank's modern, sukuk-centric, digital model and Jaiz's greater depth, listing and home-finance capability; against Lotus or The Alternative Bank, TAJBank offers more product breadth and a stronger balance sheet.
The larger, older, NGX-listed non-interest bank with the deepest product shelf and a genuine Ijara home-finance product TAJBank lacks; less digital polish and no sukuk-listing pedigree.
A newer digital-first non-interest bank focused on urban retail and SMEs; comparable modern feel but far smaller than TAJBank with no sukuk-issuance track record.
Sterling's non-interest arm, strong on design and brand and backed by a large parent, but younger and without TAJBank's capital-markets and agent-banking scale.
A recent non-interest entrant still building scale; not yet a match for TAJBank's asset base, sukuk pedigree or agent network.
Bottom Line
TAJBank is the modern, sukuk-led choice in Nigerian Islamic banking: licensed in 2019, profitable from year one, the first corporate to list a sukuk on the NGX, and now near a trillion naira in assets on a digital-first, agent-heavy model. Its low-fee accounts and N10,000 retail sukuk service are standouts, and its ACE chair is a globally recognised sukuk scholar. The real limits are the lack of a retail home mortgage (residential runs through Istisna construction) and, as sector-wide, unpublished financing rates. Pick TAJBank for digital, investment and trader banking; look to Jaiz if home finance or maximum depth is the priority.
Read full TAJBank reviewShariah Compliance & Oversight
Advisory Committee of Experts (ACE), a formal Shariah supervisory board. Named members per the ACE Management page: Asst. Professor Dr. Ziyaad Mahomed (Chairman; Assistant Professor and Lead Researcher in Shari'ah at INCEIF University, Malaysia, who also chairs the Shariah boards of HSBC Amanah Malaysia and other institutions), Dr. Muhammed Tabiu SAN (Member; Professor of Islamic Law at the Faculty of Law, Bayero University Kano), Dr. Sa'id Adekunle Mikail (Member; Researcher at the International Shari'ah Research Academy ISRA and lecturer at INCEIF), and Usama Saleh (Secretary and Head of Sharia Audit; a pioneer non-interest banker formerly of Jaiz Bank). TAJBank also operates under the Central Bank of Nigeria non-interest banking framework and its Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE).
2026-08-04
Why It's Halal
MFT is a Murabaha cost-plus sale scaled for fast-moving traders. Rather than lending cash at interest for 90 days, the bank finances the purchase of the trader's goods, taking ownership and reselling them at a disclosed cost-plus price payable within the short cycle. The bank's profit is a trading margin on real inventory it financed, not interest on a working-capital loan, which is what keeps it clear of riba. The short 90-day tenor matches the trader's genuine sales cycle, so the finance is tied to an actual commercial transaction rather than being an abstract cash advance. Relaxing collateral for otherwise-profitable small traders broadens access without changing the underlying contract. The exclusion of petroleum, bureaux de change and financial-services agents reflects both risk policy and the avoidance of activities that can involve non-compliant elements. TAJBank's Advisory Committee of Experts reviews the structure under CBN non-interest rules. The honest gaps: the profit margin and effective cost are not published, so a trader cannot compare the price of the finance before applying, and the low ceilings limit its usefulness to genuinely small, short-cycle businesses.
Regional Availability
TAJBank serves all of Nigeria
✓ Available nationwide including FCT (Abuja)
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