Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Trending
    • Luxury At The Top, Misery Below: US Govt Slams Nigerian Governors Over Lavish Spending Amid Public Suffering
    • Retirement Drama: Perm Sec, Ibrahim Kana’s Continued Stay Sparks Disquiet In Aviation Ministry
    • Court Sentences Ex-Guard, Cook To Death For Murder Of Ex-Katsina Commissioner
    • ‘President Living In A Bubble’, ADC Claims Governors Deceiving Tinubu On Security
    • IDPs Protest Hunger In Benue, Demand Clarity On Remi Tinubu’s N1bn Donation
    • FG Increases Scholarship Grants By 50% For Graduates, Undergraduates
    • Benue Governor Dissolves Cabinet, Sacks Chief Of Staff, Commissioners, Others
    • Stakeholders Urge Urgent Action As 1.6 Million Northeast Children Remain Out Of School
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    NEWS POINT NIGERIANEWS POINT NIGERIA
    UBA 720X90
    • HOME
    • NEWS

      Luxury At The Top, Misery Below: US Govt Slams Nigerian Governors Over Lavish Spending Amid Public Suffering

      July 31, 2025

      Retirement Drama: Perm Sec, Ibrahim Kana’s Continued Stay Sparks Disquiet In Aviation Ministry

      July 31, 2025

      Court Sentences Ex-Guard, Cook To Death For Murder Of Ex-Katsina Commissioner

      July 31, 2025

      ‘President Living In A Bubble’, ADC Claims Governors Deceiving Tinubu On Security

      July 31, 2025

      IDPs Protest Hunger In Benue, Demand Clarity On Remi Tinubu’s N1bn Donation

      July 31, 2025
    • COLUMN

      Balkanisation, Push-Back: Can ADC Weather The Storm? – By Zainab Suleiman Okino

      July 31, 2025

      Buhari: May Our Subsequent Leaders Die At Home (2) – By Dr Hassan Gimba

      July 28, 2025

      New Wave Of Malnutrition And The Road To 2027 – By Dr Dakuku Peterside

      July 28, 2025

      Dignifying The Nigeria Police – By Kazeem Akintunde

      July 28, 2025

      Land Grab: Why UniAbuja Needs Presidential Protection (Part 2) – By Martins Oloja

      July 28, 2025
    • EDUCATION

      13 Countries Offering Free Or Low-Cost PhD Programmes For Non-Citizens

      January 25, 2025

      NECO: Abia, Imo Top Performing States In Two Years, Katsina, Zamfara Come Last

      October 3, 2024

      NBTE Accredits 17 Programmes At Federal Polytechnic Kabo

      August 20, 2024

      15 Most Expensive Universities In Nigeria

      May 19, 2024

      FULL LIST: Tinubu Appoints Former SGF Yayale, Ex-Governor Yuguda, Muhammad Abacha, Jega In Universities’ Governing Councils

      May 18, 2024
    • INTERNATIONAL

      Israel Starves More Palestinians To Death In Gaza As Attacks Continue

      July 31, 2025

      Trump Hits India With 25% Tariff, Extra ‘Penalty’ For Russian Oil Purchases

      July 31, 2025

      Gaza On ‘Brink Of Full-Scale Famine’ As Israel Blocks Crucial Aid

      July 30, 2025

      Inmates, Pregnant Woman Among 27 Killed In Russia’s Attacks On Ukraine

      July 30, 2025

      Israel Kills More Than 80 In Gaza As Outrage Over Hunger Crisis Grows

      July 29, 2025
    • JUDICIARY

      FULL LIST: Judicial Council Recommends Appointment Of 11 Supreme Court Justices

      December 6, 2023

      Supreme Court: Judicial Council Screens 22 Nominees, Candidates Face DSS, Others

      November 29, 2023

      FULL LIST: Judicial Commission Nominates 22 Justices For Elevation To Supreme Court

      November 16, 2023

      Seven Key Issues Resolved By Seven Supreme Court Judges

      October 26, 2023

      FULL LIST: CJN To Swear In Falana’s Wife, 57 Others As SANs November 27

      October 12, 2023
    • POLITICS

      What Peter Obi May Lose If He Joins Coalition As VP Candidate

      May 25, 2025

      Atiku Moves To Unseat Wike’s Damagum As PDP Chairman, Backs Suswam As Replacement

      April 15, 2024

      Edo’s Senator Matthew Uroghide, Others Defect To APC

      April 13, 2024

      Finally, Wike Opens Up On Rift With Peter Odili

      April 2, 2024

      El-Rufa’i’s Debt Burden: APC Suspends Women Leader For Criticising Kaduna Gov

      March 31, 2024
    • SPORTS

      Nigeria’s D’Tigress Await Angola, Cameroon As 2025 Afrobasket Enters Quarterfinals

      July 31, 2025

      Manchester United Open Talks To Sign RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko

      July 31, 2025

      Remo Stars Begin NPFL Title Defence Against Rivers United, Abia Warriors Host Pillars

      July 30, 2025

      Burna Boy Thrills Coach Wiegman, England’s Lionesses At Women’s Euro Victory Party

      July 30, 2025

      ‘You Need To Win World Cup,’ Remi Tinubu Charges Super Falcons

      July 29, 2025
    • MORE
      • AFRICA
      • ANALYSIS
      • BUSINESS
      • ENTERTAINMENT
      • FEATURED
      • LENS SPEAK
      • INFO – TECH
      • INTERVIEW
      • NIGERIA DECIDES
      • OPINION
      • Personality Profile
      • Picture of the month
      • Science
      • Special Project
      • Videos
      • Weekend Sports
    NEWS POINT NIGERIANEWS POINT NIGERIA
    UBA 720X90
    Home - Ramadan Moon Sighted, Fasting Begins In Nigeria Monday – Sultan

    Ramadan Moon Sighted, Fasting Begins In Nigeria Monday – Sultan

    By Abdullahi Maitama SaniMarch 10, 2024
    Sultan

    THE holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin in Nigeria on Monday, March 11th 2024, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, has announced.

    Sultan Abubakar, who doubles as the president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said this in a broadcast Sunday night.

    The announcement followed the sighting of the crescent moon in a single location in Nigeria, according to the National Moonsighting Committee.

    UBA

    “The Sultan felicitates with the entire Muslim community on the auspicious occasion of the forthcoming 1445AH Ramadan Fast,” a statement by the Sultan said.

    He prayed that Allah spares the lives of every Muslim to participate in the exercise and to maximize the benefits therein.

    WIDGET ADS

    Earlier, the Ramadan crescent (moon) was sighted in Saudi Arabia and other countries around the world.

    Ramadan is the ninth lunar month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month for fasting, prayer, reflection and assisting the needy.

    Thomas Sankara African Leadership Prize

    Throughout the month, observing Muslims fast from just before the sunrise prayer, Fajr, to the sunset prayer, Maghrib.

    The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual relations to achieve greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of Allah.

    Nigerian TAX Reform - Federal Goverment

    “Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may learn piety and righteousness,” Qur’an 2:183 stipulates.

    Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with the Muslim declaration of faith, five daily prayers, charity, and performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca – the site of Islam’s holiest shrine, the Kaaba – if physically and financially capable.

    During the period, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 days – depending on when a new crescent is sighted.

    National Orientation Agency Page UP
    National Orientation Agency - Down

    Moon Sighting Ramadan Sultan
    Share. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn Telegram Email

    Related Posts

    Luxury At The Top, Misery Below: US Govt Slams Nigerian Governors Over Lavish Spending Amid Public Suffering

    July 31, 2025

    Retirement Drama: Perm Sec, Ibrahim Kana’s Continued Stay Sparks Disquiet In Aviation Ministry

    July 31, 2025

    Court Sentences Ex-Guard, Cook To Death For Murder Of Ex-Katsina Commissioner

    July 31, 2025

    ‘President Living In A Bubble’, ADC Claims Governors Deceiving Tinubu On Security

    July 31, 2025
    Add A Comment
    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Latest Posts

    Luxury At The Top, Misery Below: US Govt Slams Nigerian Governors Over Lavish Spending Amid Public Suffering

    July 31, 2025

    Retirement Drama: Perm Sec, Ibrahim Kana’s Continued Stay Sparks Disquiet In Aviation Ministry

    July 31, 2025

    Court Sentences Ex-Guard, Cook To Death For Murder Of Ex-Katsina Commissioner

    July 31, 2025

    ‘President Living In A Bubble’, ADC Claims Governors Deceiving Tinubu On Security

    July 31, 2025

    IDPs Protest Hunger In Benue, Demand Clarity On Remi Tinubu’s N1bn Donation

    July 31, 2025
    Advertisement
    WIDGET ADS
    News Point NG
    © 2025 NEWS POINT NIGERIA Developed by ENGRMKS & CO.
    • Home
    • About us
    • Disclaimer
    • Our Advert Rates
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Join Us On WhatsApp