Pilgrims from Kebbi State who were due to take the first aircraft to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have left for the 2024 Hajj. Nasir Idris, the state governor, confirmed this in a message posted on his X account on Read more…
Author: Raji Naheemat Olayemi
Prof. Abdur-Razzaq Abdul-Majeed Alaro, a specialist in Islamic banking and finance law, believes that expansion financing could help Nigeria and Africa address the issue of financial exclusion among their populations. Speaking during the 1Oth anniversary of the Islamic Crescent Read more…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Divorce Amendment Bill, which alters the Divorce Act of 1979 to recognize Muslim marriage. The new legislation is in reaction to an earlier Constitutional Court decision that recognized the need Read more…
The head of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group stated on Tuesday that Islamic finance offers a reliable financing option with its asset-based approach that mitigates risks. The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused Read more…
This year, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group conducted the 12th Private Sector Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with over 2,000 participants from 83 countries. The three-day forum, which began on Sunday, also featured over 60 speakers across 17 sessions Read more…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged Arab and Muslim countries on Tuesday to stay “consistent and firm” in their demands for justice for the Palestinian people. Underscoring the importance of ensuring that Israel receives “justice for all the crimes and Read more…
Saudi Arabia has provided 98 projects in Nigeria totaling $47,194,210 in food security, health, early recovery, sanitation and hygiene education, and charity support, according to Faisal Ebraheem Alghamdi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria. Alghamdi, addressing during Read more…
Professor Mehmet Asutay has been named the first-place winner of the 2024 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Prize for Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics, in honor of his significant and important contributions to Islamic economics and finance. The prize winner is Read more…
The Qatari government announced on Thursday that over 1,000 orphans from the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state will be assisted while establishing the groundwork for a new elementary school. The Qatari ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Ali Bn Ghanem Al-Hajari, Read more…
