Compare 9 Shariah-compliant products from 9 providers available in Katsina. Every listing includes Shariah oversight details, ratings, and direct provider links.
The non-interest RSA offering from Access ARM Pensions, the PFA formed by the merger of Access Pensions and ARM Pension and one of Nigeria's largest by assets and RSA count. Fund VI is available on request and invests only in eligible non-interest instruments approved by PenCom, split into Active and Retiree variants. Access ARM makes joining unusually easy: an online RSA Fund VI expression-of-interest form starts the switch for both existing members and RSA holders transferring from other PFAs. Full-year 2024 returns were 16.68% for the Active fund and 16.86% for the Retiree fund, the Retiree figure ranking second among all PFAs per Nairametrics' analysis of industry data.
Best for: RSA holders who want a large-scale PFA with strong retiree-fund performance and the least friction in actually getting switched into Fund VI.
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Non-Interest Pension Fund (Fund VI)
Best For
RSA holders who want a large-scale PFA with strong retiree-fund performance and the least friction in actually getting switched into Fund VI.
Crown's savings-linked family takaful, with real published mechanics: the Education Family Plan takes minimum N10,000 monthly contributions over at least five years into a Participant Fund Account (PFA), pays the accumulated fund plus investment income at maturity, pays sum covered plus PFA balance on death, and allows up to five partial withdrawals of max 50 percent of the PFA after year two at two-year intervals. The Hajj and Umrah Family Takaful combines protection to age 70 with a Participant Investment Fund, minimum N10,000 monthly over at least two years, including a substitution option sending someone else on pilgrimage if the participant is disabled. The Nikkah (Wedding) Plan and Target Savings Family Takaful apply the same architecture to marriage costs and general goals.
Best for: Goal-based savers in the Abuja region, education, pilgrimage or wedding, who value precisely documented fund rules and strong scholar oversight over a proven investment record.
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Takaful (PRF/PIF fund structure; model election not yet published)
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Goal-based savers in the Abuja region, education, pilgrimage or wedding, who value precisely documented fund rules and strong scholar oversight over a proven investment record.
Takaful (PRF/PIF fund structure; model election not yet published)NationwideEst. 2022
CrusaderSterling Pensions, a long-established Lagos-based PFA, markets Fund VI through a dedicated Ethical Fund page inviting contributors who want pensions managed in line with their moral, faith and value convictions. It delivered the best non-interest Active pension return in Nigeria for 2024 at 20.63%, ahead of Trustfund (19.83%) and every other PFA, per Nairametrics' analysis of industry data against a category average of 16.25%. The page sets out eligibility plainly: Funds I-III members may move to Active Fund VI, Fund IV retirees to Retiree Fund VI, and Fund III members at retirement age may go straight to the Retiree variant. Switching is free at the member's request under PenCom rules.
Best for: Growth-focused contributors a decade or more from retirement who want the most aggressive compliant Fund VI manager and can stomach equity-driven swings.
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Non-Interest Pension Fund (Fund VI)
Best For
Growth-focused contributors a decade or more from retirement who want the most aggressive compliant Fund VI manager and can stomach equity-driven swings.
Hilal's savings plans carry the most published NGN detail in Nigerian takaful. The Takaful Investment Plan (ages 18-60) offers systematic savings with Mudarabah profit sharing, unit-based multiple shares, flexible payment from monthly to single-premium, and death plus permanent disability cover. The Esusu Plan digitises Nigeria's traditional daily-savings culture: minimum N200 per day, N1,400 per week or N6,000 per month over 2-10 year tenors, with a 1 percent tabarru rate and part or pre-maturity withdrawal allowed. The Marriage Takaful Plan targets wedding costs over 1-5 year terms with part-withdrawal. The Hajj and Umrah Plan builds pilgrimage funds at a minimum N12,500 monthly or N150,000 annually over five years, with tabarru payable and investment profit shared.
Best for: Traders, daily earners and families planning weddings or pilgrimage who want halal goal-based savings with real published minimums instead of quote-stage mystery.
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Mudaraba (Profit-Sharing) Takaful with Tabarru Pool
Best For
Traders, daily earners and families planning weddings or pilgrimage who want halal goal-based savings with real published minimums instead of quote-stage mystery.
Mudaraba (Profit-Sharing) Takaful with Tabarru PoolNationwideEst. 2010
Jaiz's long-term education savings plan within its family takaful shelf, marketed on the company's homepage as the way to secure your family's future with a Takaful Education Plan. Parents make regular contributions that build an education fund for a named child, with the mutual risk pool stepping in to keep the plan funded if the contributing parent dies before the term ends. It sits alongside the Comfort Family Plan and group products in the family takaful risk fund, whose assets are invested in Shariah-compliant instruments including sukuk, and participates in the family class surplus when one is declared, N58.15 million across family classes for 2022.
Best for: Parents in Abuja and the north who want an Islamic education savings plan from an operator whose fund investments and surplus record are documented in audited statements.
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Hybrid Wakala-Mudaraba Takaful
Best For
Parents in Abuja and the north who want an Islamic education savings plan from an operator whose fund investments and surplus record are documented in audited statements.
Premium Pension Limited, one of Nigeria's pioneer PFAs headquartered in Abuja, offers both Fund VI variants under PenCom's non-interest framework. Its standout result is on the retiree side: the Premium Pension Retiree Fund VI returned 18.54% in full-year 2024, the best retiree non-interest return of any PFA in Nigeria per Nairametrics' analysis of industry data, ahead of Access ARM (16.86%) and Stanbic IBTC (16.65%). The Active Fund VI returned 16.44%, just above the 16.25% industry average. Switching in is free at the member's request under PenCom's rules, with eligibility from Funds I-III (Active) and Fund IV (Retiree). Fund prices are published through Premium's self-service portal and app.
Best for: Retirees, especially in northern Nigeria where Premium's footprint is strong, who want the best recent retiree non-interest track record and do not need heavy digital tooling.
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Non-Interest Pension Fund (Fund VI)
Best For
Retirees, especially in northern Nigeria where Premium's footprint is strong, who want the best recent retiree non-interest track record and do not need heavy digital tooling.
The savings dimension of Salam's family takaful: plans that combine protection with long-term personal savings, where part of each contribution is deposited into a participant savings account and invested, with returns shared on a pre-agreed Mudaraba ratio, and the balance goes to the mutual protection pool as tabarru. The participant or beneficiary receives financial benefits on death or tragedy, while the savings account accumulates for maturity, effectively a Shariah-compliant endowment alternative. Individual family takaful proposal forms are published, and plans are serviced through the SalamShield app, web portal and the Kano, Abuja and Lagos offices.
Best for: Northern Nigerian savers who want a halal long-term savings vehicle with protection attached and are comfortable negotiating terms at proposal stage.
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Hybrid Wakala-Mudaraba Takaful
Best For
Northern Nigerian savers who want a halal long-term savings vehicle with protection attached and are comfortable negotiating terms at proposal stage.
The non-interest RSA option from Nigeria's largest pension manager. Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers runs both Fund VI variants under PenCom's framework: an Active fund (up to 75% in Shariah-compliant variable income instruments) governed by a Wakala Bil-Istithmar arrangement, and a Retiree fund (maximum 10% variable income) applying Mudarabah principles. Zenith Pensions Custodian holds the assets. Published management fee is 1.6809% plus a ₦100 administrative charge. Full-year 2024 returns were 17.62% (Active) and 16.65% (Retiree) per Nairametrics' analysis of industry data, both above the 16.25% Active average. Any RSA holder can switch in free of charge once every 12 months via the MyPension portal, app or a branch form.
Best for: Employees and retirees who want their mandatory pension managed without interest by the industry's biggest PFA, with the clearest published fee and contract disclosure in the Fund VI market.
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Non-Interest Pension Fund (Fund VI)
Best For
Employees and retirees who want their mandatory pension managed without interest by the industry's biggest PFA, with the clearest published fee and contract disclosure in the Fund VI market.
Trustfund Pensions, the Abuja-based PFA co-owned by Nigeria's labour movement and social partners, runs Fund VI for members who want Shariah-compliant pension management. Its published policy allocates a maximum of 55% of the portfolio to compliant variable income instruments, screened equities, infrastructure funds, private equity and hybrid funds, with the balance in non-interest instruments such as sukuk. Performance has been near the top of the category: the Active Fund VI returned 19.83% in full-year 2024, second only to CrusaderSterling's 20.63% among all PFAs per Nairametrics' analysis of industry data. Eligible RSA holders in Funds I-III switch in free on request; retirees use the Retiree variant.
Best for: Active contributors who want near-top non-interest growth with a slightly more conservative equity ceiling, from a PFA with worker-aligned ownership.
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Non-Interest Pension Fund (Fund VI)
Best For
Active contributors who want near-top non-interest growth with a slightly more conservative equity ceiling, from a PFA with worker-aligned ownership.
What to Look For in Fund VI (Non-Interest Pension)
A pension decision compounds for decades, which makes the boring line items decisive.
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Your PFA's Fund VI Record
Full-year 2024 Fund VI (Active) returns ranged from 7.40% to 20.63% across PFAs. Compare your PFA's Fund VI performance against other PFAs before switching; you can also transfer your RSA to another PFA once a year under PenCom's transfer window rules.
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The Switch Is Free and Reversible
Moving your RSA to Fund VI costs nothing: submit the consent form to your PFA. You get one free fund-type switch per 12 months, so the decision is not locked in forever.
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Know What Fund VI Holds
The FRACE-certified framework caps government sukuk at 70%, corporate sukuk at 40%, Shariah money market instruments at 30%, and screened equities at 25%. In practice FGN Sukuk dominate, which ties returns to sovereign rental rates.
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Active vs Retiree Variants
Fund VI has an Active variant (contributors) and a Retiree variant (drawdown phase). Returns differ: in 2024, CrusaderSterling led the Active variant at 20.63% while Premium Pension led the Retiree variant at 18.54%. Check the variant that applies to you.
Shariah Oversight in Katsina
How providers available in Katsina handle Shariah compliance verification
8 providers
Formal Shariah Board
Independent panel of scholars that reviews and approves products
1 provider
No Public Review
No formal Shariah board or fatwa published publicly
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about islamic retirement & pension in Katsina
What is Fund VI (the non-interest pension fund)?
Fund VI is the Shariah-compliant fund type inside Nigeria's Contributory Pension Scheme, created under a PenCom framework certified by the CBN's Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE) in 2021. Your Retirement Savings Account balance is invested only in Shariah-compliant assets: FGN Sukuk (up to 70%), corporate sukuk (up to 40%), Shariah money market instruments (up to 30%), and screened equities (up to 25%).
Can I move my pension to Fund VI from Katsina?
Yes. Fund VI is opt-in and free: any RSA holder can switch by submitting a consent form to their Pension Fund Administrator, from anywhere in Nigeria including Katsina. We list 9 options from 9 PFAs. You get one free fund-type switch per 12 months.
Does switching to Fund VI cost anything or cut my returns?
Switching is free through your PFA. Returns depend on the PFA and the year: across PFAs, full-year 2024 Fund VI (Active) returns ranged from 7.40% to 20.63%. Compare your PFA's Fund VI record with its other funds before and after switching; PenCom publishes fund prices but not per-PFA Fund VI assets.
Who oversees the Shariah compliance of Fund VI?
The framework itself is FRACE-certified, and PFAs invest only in instruments that qualify under it, such as FRACE-certified FGN Sukuk. PenCom regulates the PFAs and the scheme. This is regulatory-level oversight: check whether your specific PFA also publishes its own Shariah advisory arrangements.
Is my employer's default pension fund halal?
Usually not: the default RSA funds (Funds I through IV) hold conventional bonds and money market instruments that earn interest. If that concerns you, Fund VI exists precisely so you can keep the same RSA, the same PFA, and the same contributions while moving the investments to Shariah-compliant assets.
What does Halal Credit Microfinance Bank offer in Katsina?
Halal Credit is one of Nigeria's three CBN-licensed non-interest microfinance banks and the best documented: it publicly names its contract types (Wadi'ah current accounts, Mudarabah savings, and Murabaha, Ijarah, and Musharakah financing) and runs on the NIBSS payment rails. It publishes no rates online, and our register check could not locate it on the NDIC insured-institution list (checked August 2026), so verify its current insurance status at the branch.
What else serves Katsina residents?
The national non-interest banks through branch, agent, and digital channels, five licensed takaful operators, and the full digital shelf: Shariah funds, FGN Sukuk offers from N10,000 during offer windows, and Fund VI pension switching through any PFA.
How to Choose the Right Option in Katsina
A step-by-step guide to evaluating islamic retirement & pension providers
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Verify Shariah governance
Check whether the provider has an Advisory Committee of Experts under the CBN's non-interest banking framework, or named Shariah advisers for funds and takaful under SEC Nigeria and NAICOM rules. Named scholars and published Shariah rulings are the strongest signals.
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Compare financing structures
Understand whether the product uses Diminishing Musharakah, Murabaha, Ijarah, Mudarabah, or Wakalah. Each has different risk, ownership, and cost implications, especially for early settlement.
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Check branch and city coverage
Some products are offered nationwide through large branch networks or digital apps; others are limited to specific cities. Confirm the provider serves your city before applying.
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Evaluate total cost
Look past the headline rate. For financing, ask for the full markup or rental pricing, processing fees, takaful cost, and documentation charges. For deposits, ask for the profit-sharing ratio and recent declared profit rates, not marketing tiers.
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Read the fine print on rates
Mudarabah deposit profits are declared from actual pool results, and most Nigerian banks publish no indicative rates at all. Ask for the declared-rate history and the profit-sharing ratio in writing.
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Consult a qualified advisor
For major decisions, speak with the bank's Shariah compliance department and, where the sums are large, an independent Islamic finance advisor who understands your situation.
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Total products in Katsina
9
Nationwide options
9
Region-specific options
0
Top providers currently available in Katsina
Access ARM Pensions, Crown Takaful, CrusaderSterling Pensions, Hilal Takaful, Jaiz Takaful and 4 more
Halal Finance in Katsina: Market Overview
Katsina hosts Halal Credit Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria's three CBN-licensed non-interest microfinance banks and the segment's best documenter: it names its contract types publicly (Wadi'ah and Mudarabah deposits, Murabaha, Ijarah, and Musharakah financing) and operates on the NIBSS payments rails. Like the rest of the segment it publishes no rates online, so pricing surfaces at the branch. Beyond the micro tier, Katsina residents have the standard national access: the five non-interest banks through branch, agent, and digital channels, five licensed takaful operators, the Shariah fund shelf and FGN Sukuk offers online, and Fund VI pension switching through any PFA.
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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team•Last reviewed: 2026-03-06•Disclosure: No provider pays for placement or ranking on this page. Editorial policy and full disclosures.
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