Female education

By Hadiza Abdulkadir

Tazkiyah University, Zaria, the first all-female university in Nigeria, has opened applications for admission into its 2026/2027 academic session.

Based in Kaduna State, the university is inviting qualified female candidates to apply through UTME, Direct Entry and transfer admission routes for programmes across Allied Health Sciences, Management and Social Sciences, and Computing.

Available programmes include Nursing Sciences, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Taxation, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Information Technology.

Operating under the philosophy of “Blending Knowledge with Noble Character,” the university says it is committed to providing quality education alongside character development.

Students will have access to modern facilities and dedicated faculty, while scholarship and financial aid opportunities are also available for eligible students, including orphans.

Interested candidates can obtain further information and apply for admission through the university’s official website, www.tazkiyah.edu.ng.

Someone on Facebook argues that religion hinders countries from developing. I fail to see the connection. Politics is chiefly responsible for a country’s development or lack thereof.

Islam and Christianity, the religions I am most familiar with, do not prevent their adherents from attending school or pursuing any field of study.

My family is, I can confidently say, quite religious. Despite this, we have members who are Ph.D. holders and other graduates. We also have nurses, midwives, and teachers, etc., among us (both members and their spouses).

Qatar, Malaysia, and Indonesia are three good examples. They are “conservative” Muslim countries. However, they are developing on a fast track.

Iran and Bangladesh have some of the highest female literacy rates in the world. Women work in almost all sectors in Saudi Arabia today. The examples are many.

It’s sad our youths are misinformed about religion and modernity. They always look at Westerners’ lifestyles as synonymous with development and civilization. No, they are more than that.

To the vast majority of the Muslim world, Boko is not only halal but essential. Thus, don’t pigeonhole your views. Or rely on some ill-informed writers and sensationalized mainstream media headlines.

May we be guided, amin.

Muhsin Ibrahim is a PhD who teaches at the University of Cologne, Germany and he can be reached via muhsin2008@gmail.com