The Zamfara State Government on Friday said it
would host the 2014 international Islamic
Conference for African Countries.
The conference, known as Daurah, is organised by
the International Institute for Islamic Education,
Saudi Arabia.
The State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji
Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, disclosed this in an interview
with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau.
Birnin-Magaji said the decision was arrived at a
meeting held with the institute in Jedda, Saudi
Arabia.
He also said the state government would
collaborate with the institute in the development of
Sharia’ legal system in the state.
The commissioner said the institute had agreed to
secure admissions for students from the state in
Islamic universities across the world, to study
various courses.
He said a delegation from the institute would arrive
Zamfara on Dec. 17, to prepare for the programme.
(NAN)
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