The Borno State Ministry of Education has directed primary and secondary schools in the State to adjust their academic calendar and timing to suit the month of Ramadan. The directive was contained in a statement by the State Director of school Services in the ministry, Alhaji Mustapha Bukar, on Monday in Maiduguri. He stated that the adjustment was because of …

As the Muslim Ummah begins the annual Ramadan fast, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi has emphasised the significance of perseverance and faith in the face of challenges in the country. The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III had earlier declared Monday, 11th March 2024 as the first day of Ramadan, noting that …

In an effort to ensure that Muslims in Sokoto State start this year’s Ramadan fast comfortably, Governor Ahmed Aliyu has approved the payment of half salary bonus as a Ramadan gift to all civil servants, primary school teachers, local government staff as well as pensioners in the state. According to a press statement on Sunday night by the Press Secretary …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III  has declared Monday, 11th March as the first day of the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. The Sultan, who is also the President of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new …

Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on the federal government to create community feeding centres for the vulnerable during the forthcoming month of Ramadan. President of the council, Sheikh Abdulrrasheed Hadiytullah, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja. Hadiytullah also urged clerics to use their respective podiums during Ramadan …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar has directed Muslims to look out for the crescent of Shawwal 1444 AH from Thursday. Abubakar made the call In a statement on Wednesday signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council of Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Sultan, who is also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme …

It was Palm Sunday last week, commemorating the triumphal entry of the Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. It also signaled the coming to the end of Lent which ended earlier. Millions of Christians had embarked on self-elected deprivation of food and water, and distancing of themselves from earthly pleasures, in memory of the Lord Christ’s suffering, although some authorities say …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has felicitated Muslims faithful across the country, especially in the state on the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan. Sanwo-Olu urged Muslims to use the holy month to pray for peace in Nigeria and Lagos in particular, adding that the Ramadan period should be used to exhibit the best virtues that Islam teaches. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitri, which marks the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting and prayers. He enjoined Muslims in the state to continue on the path of spirituality, peaceful co-existence and to remain tolerant of other religious denominations, saying that the state was noted for religious harmony. In …

The Islamic month of Ramadan will end today with Eid-el-Fitri, its celebration, holding tomorrow. This completes a 30-day fasting period  which commenced on 1st April. In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Saturday that Sunday would be the last day of Ramadan, meaning Eid Al-Fitr will begin on Monday. The court reported that the Shawwal crescent was not sighted …