Tag: hijab
Hijab: UI-owned school insists on retaining dress code
The International School Ibadan (ISI) says it will continue to maintain the dress code of the 55-year-old institution.
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…