Tag: human rights
Hijab: Court fines ISI, others N240,000 for stalling case
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday awarded a total cost of N240,000 against the...
Controversy trails Covenant University’s restriction of hijabi UTME candidates
When some candidates intending to write the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at Covenant University last Thursday,...
MSSN wants violators of hijab rights jailed
The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has called for the sacking and jailing of school officials who...
Hoodlums invade Lagos school, chase pupils
No fewer than 40 hoodlums have invaded a private school, Shalom Group of Schools, Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State.
Hijab: Group petitions education minister over abuse of female Muslim students
A Muslim organisation, Ta’awunu Human Rights Initiative, has petitioned the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu over alleged...
Nigeria yet to begin implementing its education policies – Bidmos
A professor at the University of Lagos, Murtala Bidmos has said that the Nigerian government has not began...
Sultan urges Northern states to domesticate child rights act
The Sultan of Sokoto and the president-general of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu...
UNICEF promises support for freed Tegina school students
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described as a “relief” the freedom of 91 students of Salihu...
JSS1 student sues Ekiti govt, demands N15m compensation
Miss Gift Agenoisa, a JSS1 female student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Ado- Ekiti, has dragged the Ekiti...
Hijab: MURIC condemns Ogun TESCOM Chairman for harassing Muslim teachers
Evangelist Joshua Olalekan Ifede, Chairman of the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), on Thursday singled out female...
