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Our Correspondents The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said the Eid-el Fitr festival will hold tomorrow (Thursday). It asked Muslims in the country to observe Ramadan fast today (Wednesday). The NSCIA, which made the clarifications in a statement in Abuja, said the crescent has not been sighted to end Ramadan fast. The statement was signed by the Deputy Secretary-General, of NSCIA, Prof. Salisu Shehu. The NSCIA said: “The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) – under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Mu...

Punch Newspapers Sections Solomon Odeniyi, Abuja Published 12 May 2021 The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, has assured residents of the territory of their safety. He said security agencies were committed to ensuring that lives and properties are secured. The assurance was coming amidst growing concerns by residents about the security of the nation’s capital. According to a statement on Wednesday by the Minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, Bello gave the assurance at the monthly FCT Security Committee meeting on Monday. Ogunleye quoted the ministe...

(BREAKING) Eid el-Fitr celebration: FCTA bans prayers at National Mosque (BREAKING) Eid el-Fitr celebration: FCTA bans prayers at National Mosque •Says prayers to hold at Juma'at mosques Share The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, on Tuesday, banned Eid prayers at the National Eid praying ground on Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway, Airport Road, Abuja, with a view to curtailing the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus. He said the decision was based on presentations made by the officials of the Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) of the FCTA an...

By Olawale Ajimotokan The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has banned Muslim worshippers from converging at the National Prayer ground along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway (Airport Road) for the end of Ramadan fasting Eid prayers. The decision was taken on Monday at a meeting that took place between the Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, and a delegation from the FCT League of Imams Initiative led by its Chairman, Imam Tajudeen M.B Adigun, to discuss the modalities of holding Eid prayers for the upcoming Eid el-Fitr celebrations. In a statement signed on Tues...

Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Authorities Ban Eid Prayers On Open Grounds According to a statement by the Minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Anthony Ogunleye, the decision was arrived at a meeting of the FCTA and a delegation from the FCT League of Imams Initiative. by SaharaReporters, New York May 11, 2021 As part of efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, has banned eid prayers at the National Eid prayer ground along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway. According to a statement by the Minister’s Chief Press Secret...