From Allafrica.com: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has gone a long way in laying the groundwork for the commencement of Islamic Banking in Nigeria. At a recent workshop in Bauchi State, the Special Adviser to the CBN governor on non-interest banking,
Islamic Finance is a financial system that is based on adherence to the Shariah or Islamic law. It offers services, products and instruments based on compliance to this Divine Law. Central to the precepts of the Shariah is that commercial and financial transactions must adhere to these prohibitive principles:………………………………………Full Article: Source