From Our correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of a bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, Dr Muhammad-Sulaiman Al-Jasser, in Jeddah. TheNewsZenith gathered that both Shettima and Al-Jasser will meet on Friday to discuss co-financing arrangements for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ Phase II). […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) will hold its 32nd Annual Christmas Carol with a homily by Archbishop Taiwo Akinola. TheNewsZenith reports that the University’s Chapel of Grace is organising the Carol, which comes up on Dec. 18. Expected to deliver the homily at the Carol is one of the nation’s […]
From Our Correspondent Tributes have been pouring in following the death of the renowned Islamic scholar, Sheik Muyideen Ajani Bello, shortly before the Jummah prayer today in Ibadan, Oyo State. TheNewsZenith reports that Alhaji Bello, who was born in 1940 in Ibadan, Oyo State, was known for profound Islamic teachings. Many Nigerians reacted to the […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Muslims for Equity and Good Governance (NIMEGG), Southwest Zone has reiterated its call for Muslims to produce the next governors in the next political dispensation in the Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Lagos states. TheNewsZenith reports that NIMEGG also raised concern over the disturbing level of discrimination against Muslims in Ekiti and […]
By Opeyemi Muhammed Some Muslim scholars under the umbrella of the League of Islamic Leaders in Mushin, Lagos have come together to address the high cost of living by establishing a common market system called the Market of Convenience (MFC). TheNewsZenith reports that the scholars held a one-day sensitisation programme for religious leaders on the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Ogun Muslim Council (OMC) has dismissed a false report of the alleged demise of Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). TheNewsZenith reports that the Secretary General of OMC, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, dismissed the false report in a statement […]
By Our Correspondent The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has joined other sympathisers in commiserating with the government and the people of Borno state over the recent flood disaster. TheNewsZenith reports that a four-member team of the Umman led by its President, Alhaji Rasoaki Oladejo visited the state last Friday and donated N50 […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Abeokuta Two Islamic scholars, at the weekend, called on Nigerian leaders to prioritise good governance and commitment to fight corruption as effective antidotes to the current economic crisis in the country. TheNewsZenith reports that the scholars are Prof. Afiz Oladosu of the University of Ibadan and Shaykh Qamarudeen Ballo from Osogbo. They […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde Thousands of Muslims across the strata of the society converged in Abeokuta at the weekend for the 17th Annual State Lecture of The Muslim Congress (TMC). TheNewsZenith reports that the lecture’s theme was “Building of Great Nation: Collective Responsibility of the Leader and the Led”. Our correspondent reports that top government functionaries, […]
From Our Correspondent As Nigeria marks her 64th Independence Anniversary, an advocacy group, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has identified the causes of bad governance and impediments to her development. ThenewsZenith reports that the group gave this insight in a statement on the country’s 64th Independence Anniversary. MMWG identified the leadership selection […]