NSCIA Announces Date for Ramadan Moon Sighting

SULTAN OF SOKOTO AND PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF NSCIA, MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR, MADE THE DECLARATION IN THE PRESS STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NSCIA, IS-HAQ OLOYEDE. THE NIGERIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ISLAMIC AFFAIRS HAS URGED MUSLIMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEARCH FOR THE CRESCENT OF RAMADAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUNSET ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, CORRESPONDING TO 29 SHA’ABAN 1447 A.H.SULTAN...

• SULTAN OF SOKOTO AND PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF NSCIA, MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR, MADE THE DECLARATION IN THE PRESS STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NSCIA, IS-HAQ OLOYEDE.
• THE NIGERIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ISLAMIC AFFAIRS HAS URGED MUSLIMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEARCH FOR THE CRESCENT OF RAMADAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUNSET ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, CORRESPONDING TO 29 SHA’ABAN 1447 A.H.SULTAN OF SOKOTO AND PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF NSCIA, MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR, MADE THE DECLARATION IN THE PRESS STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NSCIA, IS-HAQ OLOYEDE.THE COUNCIL SAID THE CRESCENT SHOULD BE OBSERVED AFTER SUNSET ON THE SPECIFIED DATE, NOTING THAT THE NATIONAL MOON SIGHTING COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, HAS PUT FACILITIES IN PLACE TO MONITOR AND REPORT CREDIBLE SIGHTINGS.THE STATEMENT SAYS IF THE CRESCENT IS SIGHTED ON TUESDAY EVENING, THE SULTAN OF SOKOTO AND PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF THE NSCIA WILL DECLARE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026, AS THE FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN 1447 A.H.
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