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NAHCON ends study tour in Indonesia

NAHCON ends study tour in Indonesia

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has ended its one-week study trip to Indonesia as the closing ceremony was held in the office of Bank Muamalat Indonesia recently. The Commission had chosen Indonesia for the case study due to the similarities the two countries share in the variable of the Hajj industry. For instance, […]

Youth can be successful in this country — Z&F boss, Olagunju

Youth can be successful in this country — Z&F boss, Olagunju

…as Z&F doles out N12m in grants to aid young entrepreneurs By Ishola Balogun In a bid to engage the youth in lucrative ventures and discourage them from seeking greener pasture abroad, the Zakat and Sadaqah Foundation (ZSF) has given out grants and training worth hundreds of millions of naira to thousands of youths to […]

2023: Vote leaders on competence, capacity, not sentiments — MULAC

2023: Vote leaders on competence, capacity, not sentiments — MULAC

Muslim League for Accountability (MULAC) has advised Nigerians to vote leaders on competence and capacity by eschewing primordial sentiments. MULAC also urged Muslim youths to participate actively in the electioneering processes of the coming 2023 general elections. A communique by MULAC’s Chairman, Malam Sirajuddeen Abdulaziz, said the call was to especially reawaken Muslim youths on […]

2023: Prof Akintola, Adeyemi others charge Muslims on active participation 

2023: Prof Akintola, Adeyemi others charge Muslims on active participation 

•As LEMU holds Quarterly Dawah By  Mariam  Kareem Muslim scholars have reiterated the need for Muslims to actively participate in the political process of the country, involve in policy formulations and good governance for the benefit of all. At the quarterly Dawah and Workshop organised by Lekki Muslim Ummah, LEMU, held at the Lekki Central […]

Aviation travellers groan as more foreign airlines introduce restrictions

Aviation travellers groan as more foreign airlines introduce restrictions

•NCAA yet to sanction airlines selling tickets in dollars Stories by Prince Okafor  Succour for travellers from Nigeria to foreign countries remains a far cry, as more foreign airlines introduce restrictive measures on their operations. Restrictions such as selling of ticket in dollars, stoppage of ticket issuance originating outside Nigeria, reduction of inventories, among others. […]

NAHCON team studies Indonesian Hajj Management, Saving Scheme 

NAHCON team studies Indonesian Hajj Management, Saving Scheme 

A delegation of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, and representatives from Forum of State Pilgrims Welfare Boards arrived Indonesia  on Tuesday September 4, 2022 on a Study Tour of Badan Pengolola Keuangan Haji (BPKH). According to a release signed by Hajia Fatima Sanda Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs,  the visit will afford the team […]

World-class MUSWEN empowerment center underway as eminent Muslims pledge support 

World-class MUSWEN empowerment center underway as eminent Muslims pledge support 

•We must be united to achieve greater things —Sultan of Sokoto •Hamzat, Fola Adeola, Babalakin, others speak By Haroon-Ishola Balogun Muslim scholars, captains of industries, royal fathers and Muslims in private and public establishments on Sunday gathered in Lagos for the launch of the N10 billion Endowment Fund initiated by the Muslim Ummah of South […]

Hajj 2022: Pilgrims enjoyed $410 accommodation rebate, others — NAHCON

Hajj 2022: Pilgrims enjoyed $410 accommodation rebate, others — NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said pilgrims enjoyed a $410 reduction in accommodation fare in this year’s Hajj operation, among other services. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, gave the score card during an interactive session with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. “We were able to reduce the cost of […]

NASFAT trains 50 digital marketers to reduce unemployment rate

NASFAT trains 50 digital marketers to reduce unemployment rate

Pace-setting Islamic organisation, Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society, NASFAT has trained youths and Imams in digital marketing, as part of empowerment initiatives of the organisation towards reducing the unemployment rate of Nigerian youths. According to the Chief Missioner of the Society, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, the six-week training which was coordinated by one of Africa’s leading Integrated Marketing Communications […]

ZSF disburses over N206m in Zakat across Nigeria

ZSF disburses over N206m in Zakat across Nigeria

…says: We’ve restored hope to many Nigerians …2,625 beneficiaries drawn from Lagos alone …don’t stockpile money in bank, Acting VC, LASUTECH urges wealthy Nigerians  Frontline donor organisation, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF), has disbursed the sum of  N206,642,880 Zakat proceeds in 25 states across Nigeria, saying it was the largest public disbursement of Zakat in […]

The rights of Allah and His Messenger

The rights of Allah and His Messenger

By Imam Murtadha Gusau The right of Allah is the greatest, the most important and the one that is to be respected, because it is the right of Allah, the Creator, the Immense, the Ruler; He is the One who manages everything.  It is the right of the Sovereign, the True, the Apparent, the Ever-Living, […]

Apex Court Judgment on Hijab: Address persistent harassment of Muslim girls in Hijab, MULAN tells Sanwo-Olu

Apex Court Judgment on Hijab: Address persistent harassment of Muslim girls in Hijab, MULAN tells Sanwo-Olu

The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) Lagos Branch has condemned the continued discrimination, abuse and harrassment of Muslim girls wearing hijab,  despite the clear and unambiguous judgment of the Supreme Court recently, describing it as “untoward acts, not only lawless but also contemptuous of the highest Judicial Authority in the land which the Apex […]

IOU Awareness Month: Lagos Brothers holds virtual lecture 

IOU Awareness Month: Lagos Brothers holds virtual lecture 

The Nigerian Students of International Open University, formerly known as Islamic Online University,  have joined their counterparts all over the world to hold their Awareness month.  The activity which began on August 16 will end in mid September with lots of promotional activities to sensitize the public and prospective students on gaining beneficial knowledge. Many […]

Muslim SoulMates: Do you seek a Muslim life partner?

Muslim SoulMates: Do you seek a Muslim life partner?

Profiles 801 and 803 published recently have been matched. The Nikkah process including  counselling has begun. Vanguard Muslim Soulmate wishes  them  fruitful wedding arrangements PROFILE 806: A male  Muslim, 45 gainfully employed, (salafiyyun)  5ft.7inch from South West but based in Lagos  wants a Muslim lady between 25  to 30 years as  a second wife. Preferably […]

The untold success story of 2022 Hajj

The untold success story of 2022 Hajj

For every challenge lie an invisible and unpronounced success because the challenges itself is a manifestation that there was a success that was propelled by the operational challenges.