BREAKING: Moon not sighted in Nigeria, fasting may continue – Sultan of Sokoto

Despite the announcement declaring Sunday as the end of Ramadan fasting by Saudi Arabia, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that fasting may continue in Nigeria because moon has not been sighted.

NSCIA made this known in a statement signed by the Secretary-General, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, on Saturday.

He also enjoined the Muslims to search for the crescent of Shawwal on the 29th of Ramadan, stressing, “If Muslims sight the crescent in accordance with the moon sighting and verification standards, then His Eminence would declare Sunday, March 30, 2025 as the 1st of Shawwal and the day of Idul Fitr.”