Despite court judgments, JAMB’s sanction, overzealous staff ask candidates to remove hijab, skull caps in Lagos, Ogun
Muslim News Nigeria • Go beyond sanction, de-register erring centers – Hijab rights group • Educational institutions, exams bodies must do…
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Emulate JAMB on Hijab policy, MURIC tells government agencies
• Says JAMB now a model agency in fairness, accountability Overzealous officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations…
2024 UTME: JAMB responds to Muslim News’ report, sanctions officials over harassment of hijab-wearing candidate
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for asking…
JAMB: Lagos center stops hijab-wearing students as UTME commences
A female Muslim student has narrated how she was allegedly asked to remove her hijab at a center…
Hundreds of women march in Lagos, seek end to discrimination against hijab-wearing females
The Muslim women and students in Nigeria continued their World Hijab Day activities on Saturday, February 3, with…
Nigeria joins 150 countries to mark 2024 World Hijab Day
* Seeks end to discrimination against hijab-wearing Muslims Thousands of Nigerian Muslim women and students joined their counterparts…
UCH rejection of niqab mother: Our baby not readmitted, receiving treatment elsewhere – Father clears the air
* To appear before College Hospital on Monday Mr. Sobur Opeyemi Rafiu, the father of the 4-day-old baby…
THE LIFE OF A LEGEND: Alhaji Chief Gani Adekunle Adetola-Kazeem (SAN)
The clock ticked at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, 8th January, 2018, heralding the sunset of Gani Adekunle…
Married woman emerges Danfodiyo University best-graduating medical student, bags 23 awards
A 24-year-old graduate of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Sumayyah Abdallah, has emerged best-graduating medical student for the…
Stakeholders meet, synergise over rights of Muslims in Ogun
Stakeholders from different Islamic organisations, including council on Islamic Affairs, Muslim community leaders and female Muslim umbrella bodies…
Hijrah symbolises resilience, sacrifice, pursuit of better future – MSSNLagos
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, has extended warm greetings and felicitations to…
Aare Musulumi hosts LASU record setter, other first class graduates Sunday
– Oyo Dep Gov, Iyalode Adini of Yorubaland, ex-Commissioners, others to honour four LASU Hijabite scholars Ms Aminat…
Osun clarifies stand on the use of Hijab in public schools
The female Muslim students in government-owned schools can now wear the Hijab on their school uniforms without any…
Daily Trust withdraws offensive anti-Hijab image, apologises, says it was a mistake
One of Nigeria’s leading newspaper, Daily Trust has apologised to the Muslims and removed the offensive featured image,…
HRAI: Four years after court verdict, Muslim girls still face hijab persecution
A leading civil society organisation in Nigeria, the Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative (HRAI) has lamented the incessant persecution…