Tag: hijab
Kwara govt shuts 10 schools over hijab controversy
The Kwara State government, on Friday, ordered immediate closure of ten grant aided schools in Ilorin, the state...
MURIC criticises WAEC over ‘anti-Muslim’ software
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has criticised the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over the deployment of what it tagged some "anti-Muslim"...
41% of discrimination against Nigerian females wearing hijab occur in schools...
A national survey on the discrimination against Muslim females wearing hijab in Nigeria has shown that 41.3 percent of such occurred in...
UI school suspends Muslim student for wearing hijab
The International School, University of Ibadan has suspended a female Muslim student, Ikhlass Badiru for wearing Hijab in July this year.
MSSN warns against child abuse as Lagos schools resume
The Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit has warned teachers and education administrators against child abuse as schools...
Outrage as UI secondary school forces students to remove hijab
Muslims organisations have expressed outrage over the alleged forceful removal of hijab from secondary school students of the University of Ibadan (UI) owned secondary...
Hijab: Court strikes out suit against UI school
Justice Ladiran Akintola of an Oyo State High Court 9 sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday struck out a fundamental human right...
WASSCE: Official forces hijab off candidate in exam hall
An official involved in the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) reportedly forced hijab off a female candidate (name withheld)...
JAMB speaks on hijab use at CBT centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared that it had not laid any restrictions to the use of hijab at Computer-Based Test...
MURIC calls for justice over alleged hijab discrimination at JAMB CBT...
Human rights group, Muslim Rights Concern has called for justice on behalf of the daughter of a broadcaster and other hijab wearing...
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