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OAU Muslim graduates to honour 25 colleagues March 6
THE Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) will be honouring 25 of its members at its 2021 Honours Day on Saturday, March 6, for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association.A…
MSSN pays tribute to Jakande
THE Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, has commiserated with the Jakande family, the Lagos State government and Nigerians on the death of the first civilian governor of Lagos State and former Minister for…
Kwara govt meets religious leaders over hijab in schools
THE Kwara State government on Thursday met with religious leaders in the state, with both Muslim and Christian leaders stating their positions and offering opinions on how to resolve the differences on the hijab question in grant-aided…
Newspaper columnist, Femi Abbas, others bag awards
A veteran journalist, Dr Femi Abbas, has emerged the winner of the 2020 Nigerian Muslim Media Person of the Year award.Dr Saliu Oyelami, the Medical Director of Shifauk Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)…
Governments have no business in hajj sponsorship —NAHCON chairman
FEDERAL, state and local government authorities have no business sponsoring Muslims to hajj as the religious obligation is meant for people who can afford it.The chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji…
Protect hijab-wearing women from harassment, discrimination, Muslim groups urge Buhari, govs,…
A coalition of Muslim organisations in Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, governors, the National Assembly, state Houses of Assembly, the judiciary and all regulatory authorities to uphold the provisions of the constitution and…
Nawair-Ud-Deen calls for better security in Nigeria
THE National President of Nawair-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Alhaji Rasheed Yusuf, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen the security apparatus of the country and end its myriad of security challenges.Yusuf made the…
Al-Habibiyyah sensitises Muslims to COVID-19 prevention
HUNDREDS of Muslims in the south-western part of Nigeria have been sensitised to the prevention of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic by Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society.The sensitisation programme, supported by the MacArthur Foundation, was…
Islamic scholars, imams discuss COVID-19, climate change in Kaduna
NO fewer than 80 ulama and imams have converged on Kaduna, Kaduna State, for a workshop on the Islamic perspective on COVID-19 and climate change.At the opening of a two-day workshop organised by the Jama’atul Tajdidil Islamiy, in…
Ogun govt urged to adjust school timetable for Juma’at service
THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Ogun State government to adjust the new school timetable to allow Muslim students observe Friday Juma’at service.Following the reopening of schools in the state, the government…