Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs

"[4] It has also been described as a turning point for it, starting from then, enables Muslims all over the country to interact with the government in one voice on all matters of concern to Islam, an intractable challenge until the founding of the council.

[1] The council is led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar since 2006, with Is-haq O. Oloyede, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin and current Registrar and Chief Executive of Nigeria's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), as the Secretary-General since May 2013.

The Director-General handles the day-to-day affairs of the Secretariat, coordinate the activities of the Zonal Directors and is responsible to the NEC through the Secretary-General.

Officials of the NSCIA have also participated at the Vienna Conference on Global Peace, Interfaith dialogue on religion and peace-making[49] and several other peace-building platforms.

Steered by the joint leadership of the major faiths, NIREC has continued to maintain the ties of religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence in the country.

In Nigeria, the NSCIA is carrying out the Quranic injunction that Muslims the world over must be one and united regardless of their ethnic, racial and socio-linguistic differences.

The implication is that without non-interest alternatives, the CBN can hardly attain its 80% financial inclusion earlier targeted for 2020[62] nor can any meaningful poverty alleviation and economic empowerment programme be actualised in the foreseeable future.

As eventually done, the development covers the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP),[64][65] Agri-Business, Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS),[66][67] Creative Industry Financing Initiative,[68] Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (MSMEDF),[69] Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF) and Credit Support for the Healthcare Sector.

[70] As the highest Muslim body in Nigeria, the NSCIA takes the responsibility of announcing the commencement and termination of the annual Ramadan fast via sighting of the moon.

[79][80][81] The council offers many advisory aids to the commission, and advises[82] the authority on how to achieve successful pilgrimage[83] to Mecca on a yearly basis.