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Date: 25th Rajab, 1444 AH 16th February, 2023 The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) is the apex body overseeing the affairs of about 150 million Muslims who constitute majority of Nigerian citizens. It was founded in 1973 to “cater for, preserve, protect, promote and advance the interest of…

Date: 23rd Rajab, 1444 AH 14th February, 2023 Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him, you will be returned. (Al-Baqarah, 2:245)But he did not venture to…

Date: 4th Jumadah Thani, 1444 AH 28th December, 2022 A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE SPECIAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE EXPANDED GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE (EGPC) OF THE NIGERIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ISLAMIC AFFAIRS (NSCIA) HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 4TH JUMADAH THANIYAH 1444/ 28TH DECEMBER 2022 AT THE NATIONAL MOSQUE…

Date: 26th Muharram, 1444 AH 24th August, 2022 On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, an Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo and another Christian, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for the heinous crime of beheading a seven-year old Muslim boy, Kazeem Rafiu, and using his head for rituals in a…

30th Rabiul-Thani, 1443 AH5th December, 2021 The attention of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President General, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has been drawn to the tragic collapse of a skyscraper in Ikoyi, Lagos. The…

Date: 30th Muharram, 1443 AH8th September, 2021   The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, observes with delight the unfolding political currents in Kaduna state. The Council considers the development as a glimmer…