Recall the Lagos State Government has banned the use of hijab in schools stating that it was not part of the approved school uniforms for students, in respect to the ban, the Muslim students took it up on themselves to file a suit. Following the ban the Supreme Court of Nigeria has approved on 17th June 2022 in the nation's capital the use of hijab by female students in Government-owned schools in Lagos state by dismissing an early appeal by the state government, noting that the ban on hijab was discriminatory against the Muslim students in the state.

The Federal Government (FG) has declared the 2nd and 3rd of May 2022 as public holidays to mark the Workers Day and Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore. The Minister commended workers for their hard work and sacrifice, while also stating that their efforts were instrumental in developing the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Iftar dinner fast with him, on the evening of Tuesday, April 26, at the Banquet Hall of State House, Abuja. This is coming few days after the First Lady Aisha Buhari hosted leading presidential aspirants for a similar event. In a letter addressed to the national chairman of APC Senator Abdullahi Adamu, by President Buhari’s chief of staff Professor Ibrahim Gambari, it was revealed that the invitees include.

Top Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III has passed on at the age of 83 years old. According to palace officials, Adeyemi died in the late hours of Friday at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The monarch’s body was received at Idi-Igba, Oyo town early Saturday morning and traditional rites have commenced.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on behalf of the Federal Government has announced the 15th and 18th of April 2022 as holidays in commemoration of Easter celebrations. This was contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Shuaib Balgore on Tuesday 12th, 2022.

Saudi Arabia has on Saturday announced that it will permit 1 million Muslims from within and outside the country to participate in this year's hajj exercise. This comes after two years of COVID-19 restriction, where as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the virus, the country permitted only 1,000 Saudi residents to perform hajj in 2020, and 60,000 pilgrims last year. In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said it "has authorised one million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the hajj this year."