Tag: hijab
Lagos approves use of hijab in schools
The Lagos State Government has approved the use of hijab in public secondary schools in the state.
Hijab controversy: MSSN petitions Ambode, insists LASG must issue circular to avoid chaos
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has asked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to protect the rule of…
MURIC hails Law School for calling Amasa to bar in hijab
Prof. Ishaq Akintola has commended the Nigerian Law School, the body of Benchers and the Council of Legal Education for…
Video: Helen Paul Comes For Hijab Critics
Popular Nigerian comedienne Helen Paul has schooled those criticizing her for wearing a hijab.
Hijab controversy: Muslim Organisations tell NASS to hold public hearing
A coalition of Muslim Organisations in Nigeria on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to hold a public hearing on…
World Hijab Day: Women decry discrimination over hijab
A coalition of Women Groups, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, on Wednesday decried the continued discrimination of women in Hijab, saying…
Hijab: Obey court order, Muslims warn Lagos schools
Following the resumption of Lagos schools on Monday, the Lagos State Area Unit of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria…
Osun Hijab “Crisis”: Religion, Education and the Future
By David Dimas Education is historically considered a great equalizer in the Nigerian society, capable of lifting the less advantaged…
Osun Hijab crisis: Cleric calls for caution
A cleric, Pastor Dotun Ajileye, on Wednesday, advised religious leaders in Osun to exercise restraint with their utterances over the…
Hijab: Muslim women decry harassment
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria Muslim women have decried marginalisation and harassment of women in Hijab across the country. The Muslim women…
Hijab: Group cautions against religious crisis
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWGN) has cautioned Nigerians against engaging in acts that can cause religious crisis…
No plan to ban Hijab —Buhari
The Presidency has denied insinuations and rumors that the The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has banned Hijab, the Muslim women’s…
Hijab will have to be banned— Buhari
President Muhaamadu Buhari has said that Hijab will have to be banned if this (the use of girls clad in…
Group protests discrimination, victimization of Muslim women
Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation has criticized the discrimination and victimisation of Muslim women and girls in educational institutions and…
Allow our girls wear hijab to school, Islamic Leaders beg Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Conference of Islamic Organisations, CIO, has made a passionate plea to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state…
Man In Woman’s Veil Arrested In School
Students and teachers of Model School at Unguwar Iya in Suleja, Niger State, western Nigeria, were thrown into confusion when an…
Who Is Afraid Of The Hijab?
Anger, condemnation and disbelief greeted the judgement of a Lagos High Court delivered on Friday, October 17, 2014 which upheld…
Gov. Fashola #BringBackOurHijab
I was sad when I first heard that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has banned wearing of Hijab (Islamic…
Breaking News: Court Upholds LASG Ban On Hijab In Public Schools
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, western Nigeria, on Friday upheld the ban by the Lagos State…
Kano women ditch hijab after suicide bombings
Women in north Nigeria’s largest city Kano are abandoning their traditional religious dress after a spate of suicide bombings by…
Terrorism: NBA says banning Hijab is unconstitutional
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on Monday advised the Federal Government against banning Hijab (Muslim female headscarves), saying such proposal…
No ban on use of Hijab – Nigeria Police Boss
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that the acting Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba has not banned the use of…
Hijab Crisis: Lagos House Probes Principal
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday evening began the probe of the alleged maltreatment of Aisha Alabi, a…
Hijab: Muslim Students Protest Discrimination
Muslim students in Lagos State public secondary schools today protested at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, over alleged…