Books, research and perspectives

Two books, 17 academic articles and chapters, and more than 50 essays on how ethical finance can reduce poverty and build markets in Africa.

Dr. Oshodi charting the development of Nigeria's Islamic finance market

Books

An Integral Approach to Development Economics: Islamic Finance in an African Context

Gower (Routledge), Transformation and Innovation series. ISBN 9781472411259

Examines modernisation, dependency, world-systems and emerging 21st-century economic theories, and links them to the practical work of finance in parts of the world where poverty is widespread.

View at Routledge

Integral to Islamic Finance: A Semiotic Approach

Beacon Books, Insights in Semiotic Economics series. ISBN 9781912356409

A co-authored work that uses Islamic finance to reposition how we understand money and accounting.

View at Beacon Books

Perspectives

Positions he returns to in keynotes, interviews and papers.

“Every financial transaction should answer three fundamental questions: Where did the wealth come from? How is it held? And where does it go?”
Show Me the Market Conference, Lagos. Vanguard, August 2026
“Ethics should not be viewed as a cost of doing business, but as the foundation for sustainable business growth.”
Vanguard, August 2026
“We have to identify specific things to be done with timelines, so that by this time next year we should have moved from point A to B or M.”
On measuring progress in Islamic finance. NAN, March 2021

Selected research

Reducing Poverty: The Prospects of Islamic Finance in Africa

Academic article

Realities and Opportunities in the Islamic Finance Industry in Nigeria

SSRN working paper

Good Governance and State-Led Development in Nigeria: Comparative Analysis with India

Academic article

Analysis of Macroeconomic Indicators on Economic Growth: Empirical Studies of Nigeria and China

Academic article

Full list on ResearchGate

What he teaches

Topics from his Islamic finance learning series and executive sessions.

Maqasid al-Shariah and its objectivesBasics of Islamic equitiesParallel istisna'aIjarah for asset financeMudarabah investmentsSukuk structuringTakafulShariah governance400 years of economic thoughtDevelopment economicsHousing finance

Collaborate on research or policy

Joint studies, policy papers, guest lectures and peer review.

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