How well do you think Nigeria is tapping into Islamic finance, which has been highlighted as a source of sustainable financing? I think we have done relatively okay over the last 10 years in terms ...

Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger Council of Traditional Rulers has urged Muslims to intensify ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 40 farmers were killed in an attack by Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a government official said Monday. The attack Sunday was suspected ...

The NSCIA, led by its President-General, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, remains the highest Islamic body in Nigeria, overseeing the affairs of Muslims across the country.

Since 2000, twelve states in northern Nigeria have added criminal law to the jurisdiction of Shari’a (Islamic law) courts. Shari’a has been in force for many years in northern Nigeria ...

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alibek Kuantyrov, has described his delegation’s visit to Nigeria as a great success, highlighting key economic and investment opportunities ...

Funds also went toward providing humanitarian assistance such as shelter and sanitation in Nigeria's northeast, where an insurgency waged by Islamic extremists has displaced hundreds of thousands ...