THE Lagos State Govern-ment has released a calendar of over 70 state-sponsored and endorsed arts and culture programmes slated for the rest of this year in its bid to garner visibility for tourism-oriented art programmes.

Muslim professionals under the auspices of the Forum for Islamic Education and Welfare (FIEW) will bring experts in Islamic finance and economy together at a business luncheon to discuss ways to harness Islamic financial solutions for national economic development.

What President Muhammadu Buhari told the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Bukar Ibrahim and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Barr. Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, at the presidential villa recently explained the commitment of the federal government for the success of the forthcoming 2018 Hajj.

The Chief Missioner of Nasrul Lahi l Fatih Society, NASFAT, Imam Morufu Onike Abdul-Azeez is among leading religious and community leaders in the panel discussants at the forthcoming United Nations Commission on the 62nd session of the Status of Women taking place at United Nations Headquarters New York.

Lagos State Council Missioner, Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Zakariyyah Muhammadu Thanni, has urged Nigerians to consider the business of security as the business of every individual stating that government cannot do it alone.