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SERVICOM or Service Compact with All Nigerians is a public service initiative established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services to citizens, fostering transparency, accountability, and responsiveness across public institutions.
The Hanafi and Shia schools both use the same number of repetitions in both the adhan and iqama, contrary to all the other schools. [1] [8] Unlike the other schools, the Maliki school recommends qad qāmati ṣ-ṣalāh tu to be said only once. This is based on the practice of the people of Medina during Malik ibn Anas's time. [9]
Islam was introduced to Nigeria during the 11th century through two geographical routes: North Africa and the Senegalese Basin. [7] The origins of Islam in the country is linked with the development of Islam in the wider West Africa. [7] Trade was the major connecting link that brought Islam into Nigeria. [7]
In a 2010 poll by Pew Research Center 51% of Nigerian Muslims agreed with the death penalty for leaving Islam. [144] In some parts of Nigeria, there are even anti-blasphemy laws. [145] In 2017, the Humanist Association of Nigeria gained formal government recognition after a 17-year struggle. [146]
The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) was established in 1973 at a national conference of Nigerian Muslim leaders in Kaduna under the auspices of Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), the group for all the Islamic organisations in Northern Nigeria. [1]
To promote Islamic virtue and discourage vice, each of the twelve states has a Hisbah group, but each of these hisbah is "unique". [2] For example, as of 2016: "Kano and Zamfara hisbah have their foundations in state law", "have a legally sanctioned board or commission with state-wide powers", and get state funding to pay the salaries of "thousands of people".
The Kano State Hisbah Corps is a religious police force in Kano state, Nigeria responsible for the enforcement of Shari'a to only Muslims in Kano state and other parts of the northern Nigeria. Malam yahaya faruk chedi is the first commander General of Hisba, followed by Sheik Ibrahim Mu'azzam Maibushra and then Sheik Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa. [ 1 ]
The Federal Ministries of Nigeria are civil service departments that are responsible for delivering various government services. Each ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary who reports to a Minister in the Federal Cabinet . [ 1 ]