When schools resumed afresh for the 2018/2019 academic session, no one would have expected that a school principal would make the disregard for the Nigerian laws part of her first week duty. That best describes the action of Mrs S.O. Sadare, the…
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit has warned against abuse of Muslim pupils, especially females, as schools resume in Lagos. In an apparent reference to the lack of full implementation of a subsisting court judgement on hijab…
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has accused the Lagos State Government headed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of pursuing a Christianisation agenda in the state in not obeying the Court of Appeal judgment permitting the use of hijab in schools. In…
The Nigerian Federal Government has declared Friday, 15th June and Monday, 18th June as public holidays to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr. A statement from the Interior ministry quoted the Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau making the declaration on behalf of the Government. The statement was…
A don at the University of Ibadan, Ibrahim Olatunde Uthman has advocated for the compulsory inclusion of religious ethics in the lesson contents for students at all levels in order to curb social vices. He was speaking with EduCeleb.com shortly after delivering…
The University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) offers scholarships to deserving Muslim students to progress in their postgraduate education. UMA Scholarship Scheme aims to support suitably qualified prospective Muslim academics in various fields. Over one hundred and forty awards have been given…
Uthman Jaarullah bn Zakariyyah Oladele bn Abdullahi proposes reforms within the Madrasah system. In Nigeria, the Madrasah is variously called Islamiyya, Makaranta Ilmi, or Ilé Kéwú. It is the institution under which the Almajiri system dominantly operates. The writer establishes that many…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has changed the examination dates of some papers against how they were initially slated on the timetable it released for School Candidates writing its Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in 2018. This development is following protests…
The ACADIP Institute of Comparative Religion Studies (AICOS) has announced plans to commence the registration of new students for the first quarter of 2018. AICOS is an initiative of the Academy of Islamic Propagation aimed at promoting and teaching religious understanding among…
In this article, Jiti Ogunye gives a perspective on how religion interfaces with the law in Nigeria. Rules were set by the Body of Benchers and the Council of Legal Education regulating attendance of the Nigerian Law School and the Call to…
