By God’s grace and with your unwavering support, the management of the newspaper intends to organise her 7th Anniversary Lecture and 2024 Global, Nigerian Muslim Personalities of the Year Award in November 2025.
1. Founding and Background
Muslim News Nigeria was launched in August 2018, founded by Rasheed Abubakar, a noted author and columnist with The Daily Independent in Lagos. It was created in response to misrepresentation of Islam and perceived under-reporting of Muslim-related stories in Nigeria and globally, such as the needles hijab discrimination, particularly involving Barrister Firdausa Amasa.
Firdaus Amasa’s Hijab story gives birth to our Newspaper
Muslim News Nigeria @muslimnews_NG debuted in August 2018 with an exclusive 12-page cover story on Barr. Firdausa #Amasa‘s #Hijab story at the Nigerian Law School during her call to the bar.#WorldHijabDay @NazmaHKhan 👇 pic.twitter.com/JU9D1YOGxj
— Muslim News Nigeria (@muslimnews_NG) February 2, 2025
2. Publication Format & Reach
The platform operates both a monthly 16-page print newspaper and a daily online news outlet with www.muslimnews.com.ng and muslimnewsnigeria.com, offering a wide range of content in a broadsheet format.
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3. Mission & Editorial Focus
Its core mission is to offer media attention to Muslim achievements and events that are frequently neglected by mainstream outlets. The goal is to reshape narratives around Islam and Muslims—promoting truth (siddiq and haqq), teaching (tabligh), public interest (maslahah), and moderation (wasatiyyah).
4. Organisational Affiliation
Muslim News Nigeria is published by Rawshield PR Media, serving as a “mouthpiece” for underrepresented Muslim voices in Nigeria and beyond, with its slogan as “Promoting Islam, Uniting Muslims.
5. Coverage Areas & Content Diversity
The outlet covers a broad spectrum of topics, including: national news and local developments; Muslim events, such as community and cultural gatherings; features and in-depth analyses; opinion pieces from Muslim thoughts leaders; international/world news, particularly concerning the Muslim world. You can explore different categories like News, Muslim Events, Features, Opinion, and World for the full breadth of their content.
6. Timeliness & Audience Engagement
Its digital presence is strong, with frequent updates—like stories from mid-August 2025 that include editorials on Gaza, commentary on national education and security policies, and coverage of regional events. The site emphasises a timely, day-to-day delivery of content, catering to both Muslims and non-Muslims interested in those perspectives.
Its print edition is being distributed at major central mosques and Islamic centers in about 11 states of the Federation, including FCT, Abuja. The states are Lagos, Ogun, Abuja, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Edo, Kano, Sokoto, Imo, and Rivers.
7. Recognition & Influence
Beyond news, Muslim News Nigeria engages in broader efforts to promote Islamic voices and positive media representation. For instance, they organise global and Nigerian Muslim Personalities of the Year Award #MNAwards with leaders like Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan; Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Abubakar Saad III; former Minister of Communications, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, among the past winners.
They recognized Mohamed Ali Harrath, founder of Islam Channel, as the Global Muslim Media Person of the Year 2020—a testament to their role in Islamic media and interfaith recognition.
By God’s grace and with your unwavering support, the management of the newspaper intends to organise her 7th Anniversary Lecture and 2024 Global, Nigerian Muslim Personalities of the Year Award in November 2025.
Details will be published on all its social media platforms. Your kind support and generosity is highly neeed for the successful outing in telling our stories.
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