Tag: Hijab

JAMB said the incident did not reflect its official policy or approved procedures, insisting it was the action of an ...

Mr Akintola further argued that disallowing female Muslim nursing students from dressing according to Islamic rules violates the Nigerian constitution.

The application on the judgment execution was about the rights of female Muslim students in the secondary school to wear ...

Nollywood actress Nancy Isime recently shared pictures of a bank heist scene from a movie dressed in hijab.

JAMB said there have been calls in some quarters for the candidate to be compensated for time lost.

JAMB said the situation was instantly addressed at the centre and that the condition was allowed after the usual checks ...

The terrorists wore hijab to disguise themselves during the attack.

Mahsa Amini protest in Istanbul: Picture credit: Ozan Kose / AFP Pictures of Ms Amini widely circulating on social media ...

The suit was instituted by 11 female Muslim Students of University of Ibadan International School Ibadan (ISI) over use of ...

Themed; “Hijab is our Crown, not A Crime,” activities were organised across the world on Tuesday to mark this year’s ...

The controversy generated by the use of hijab is indicative of how deeply Nigeria has become polarised along ethno-religious fault ...

Kwara State has been in the news. The bone of contention is hijab. While this is not an attempt to ...

There was the presence of security personnel in the schools to avert any violence that might erupt.

CAN says "the Governor of Kwara State has shown open bias for one religion with his inability to wait for ...

“What we are saying is that no one, not the Kwara State Government or even the Federal Government, can force ...

Christian leaders have called on the faithful to embark on a day of prayer and fasting for divine intervention in ...

The state government also directs the 10 schools it shut last week over the hijab controversy to reopen on Monday.

Kwara government says it will likely announce its position on the hijab controversy this week.

The judge rules that the originating summon of the applicants contravened the provision of the constitution.

The students body says its members are ready to enforce the condition.

The applicants say the action of ISI violates the students' right to freedom of thought, religion and right to education.

Muslim students at the University of Ibadan International School were barred from using hijab.

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday issued a circular approving the use of hijabs.

The decision to stop academic activities was due to the appearance of some students who were adorned in Hijab.

Some lawyers want to stop a House of Representatives hearing.