The new Islamic marriage law which accordingly (pursuant to Rule 1 of the Practice Direction) takes effect from the 9th day of December, 2020. This Practice Direction shall, save to the extent and may otherwise be directed by the Honourable, the Grand Kadi, apply to Islamic Marriage Registry matters. See Rule 2 of the Practice Direction.

Also, the objective of the establishment of the Islamic Marriage Registry is to regulate matters under the Islamic Marriage Registry. See Rule 3 of the Practice Direction. Also, all the certificate of Islamic Marriage shall be issued by the Islamic Marriage Registry under the Department of Area Court. See Rule 4 of the Practice Direction. And for the purpose of the application for certificate of Islamic marriage, forms I and II under the Practice Direction shall be issued upon necessary prescribed fee having been paid by the applicant with evidence of payment produced to the Registry. See Rules: 5-11 of the Practice Direction. Furthermore, it is important to note that the Practice Direction is made pursuant to and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Honourable, the Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, FCT-Abuja, by virtue of section 264 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), section 24 of the Sharia Court of Appeal Act, Cap. 550, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990 and by virtue of other powers enabling His Lordship in that behalf. This paper view this development as a great achievement of the Honourable, the Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, FC-Abuja, which requires immediate emulation by all other States of the Federation having the Sharia Court of Appeal and those States that have not created a Sharia Court of Appeal for the State, hence, this paper submits that the establishment of the Islamic Marriage Registry for the FCT-Abuja is not only a welcome development in Islamic family law matters in FCT-Abuja (and Nigeria as a nation) but also a precedent for other States of the Federation to follow.

Couples can now apply at the FCT-Sharia Court of Appeal, Abuja, for ‘Marriage Certificate’ as the process is less stressful and time-saving.

The certificate when issued, has both local (i.e. Nigerian) and international recognition.

With just #5000 certificate fee and 500 affidavit fee and 2 passport photographs of each bride and the groom, couples can obtain the application forms, fill and submit.

The marriage registry is at the FCT- Sharia Court of Appeal Headquarters, Gudu, FCT- Abuja.

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